顧此失彼
Chinese edit
look after; take into consideration; to attend to | this; these | to lose; to miss; to fail | that; those; (one) another) | ||
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trad. (顧此失彼) | 顧 | 此 | 失 | 彼 | |
simp. (顾此失彼) | 顾 | 此 | 失 | 彼 |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
顧此失彼
- to attend to one thing and lose sight of another; to be unable to take care of everything at once