顾 此 失 彼

gù cǐ shī bǐdictionary entry

lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other

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Original source entry:

顧此失彼 顾此失彼 [gu4 ci3 shi1 bi3] /lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)/fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once/cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other/

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