顾此失彼

gù cǐ shī bǐ

Rare

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 顾此失彼

this; these

to look after

to lose

that