顧此失彼

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gùcǐshībǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄘˇ ㄕㄅㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ ci² sat¹ bei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gùcǐshībǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄘˇ ㄕㄅㄧˇ
  - 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

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

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