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顧此失彼 (gu3 si2 sat1 bei2) — to focus on one thing and neglect another thing; pay attention to one aspect and overlook another in Cantonese

gu˗₃顧siˊ²此satˉ¹失beiˊ²彼
简 顾此失彼
Mandarin Pinyin: gu4 ci3 shi1 bi3

Meaning of 顧此失彼

nounto focus on one thing and neglect another thing; pay attention to one aspect and overlook another

Characters in 顧此失彼

顧gu3
look after; attend to; take into consideration
此ci2
such; thus
失sat1
lose
彼bei2
other party

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