Meanings
- 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
Written Forms
顧此失彼Traditional · Main Form
顾此失彼Alternate Form
顧此失彼
gu3 ci2 sat1 bei2
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
2 Written Forms