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Dictionary Entry: 顾此失彼

Word
Pinyin
顾此失彼
gù cǐ shī bǐ

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

Child Entries of 顾此失彼