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顧此失彼
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to focus on one thing and neglect another thing; pay attention to one aspect and overlook another Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:顧 gu3 - look at; look after; visit; customer此 ci2 - this; these; if so; thus 失 sat1 - mistake; omission; lose; neglect 彼 bei2 - that; the other; another |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).