剖腹藏珠的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
cut open/belly/hide/pearl
to cut one's belly so as to hide the pearl

[解释]
不知道事物的重要程度，轻重颠倒。

[Explanation]
to put the trivial above the important

[例子]
你这么做就是剖腹藏珠，难道不知道上大学学知识比现在打工赚钱更重要吗？

[Example]
What you are doing is putting the trivial above the important. Don't you know that going to college to learn knowledge is more important than doing part-time jobs and making money?

[英文等价词]
penny-wise and pound-foolish

To get killed because of greediness
剖腹藏珠