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 ㄕㄅㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ ci² sat¹ bei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gùcǐshībǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄘˇ ㄕㄅㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhtsyyshybii
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gùcǐhshihbǐ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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

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