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顾此失彼

gù cǐ shī bǐ

Definitions

  • •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

Child Words of 顾此失彼

此
cǐ
彼
bǐ
失
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顾
gù