顧此失彼

Chinese

		look after; take into consideration; to attend to	this; these	to lose; to miss; to fail	that; those; (one) another)
trad. (顧此失彼)		顧	此	失	彼
simp. (顾此失彼)		顾	此	失	彼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gùcǐshībǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄘˇ ㄕ ㄅㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ ci² sat¹ bei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gùcǐshībǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄘˇ ㄕ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gùcǐhshihbǐ
    • Wade–Giles: ku⁴-tzʻŭ³-shih¹-pi³
    • Yale: gù-tsž-shr̄-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhtsyyshybii
    • Palladius: гуцышиби (gucyšibi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu³ ci² sat¹ bei²
    • Yale: gu chí sāt béi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ tsi² sat⁷ bei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu³ qi² sed¹ béi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ pei̯³⁵/

Idiom

顧此失彼

1. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another; to be unable to take care of everything at once

Synonyms

• 捉襟見肘／捉襟见肘 (zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu)
• (Hokkien) 掠蟳走蠘／掠𫊻走蠘