粵

顧gu3此ci2失sat1彼bei2

simp顾此失彼
gu3 ci2 sat1 bei2gù cǐ shī bǐ

English

  1. lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
  2. to pay attention to one thing but by doing so, neglecting the other
  3. fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once
  4. cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 顧住一件事，忽略咗另一樣嘢

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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