Traduction :
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom); fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once; cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
Référence :
顾了这个，丢了那个。形容忙乱或慌张的情景。
Origine :
明·冯梦龙《东周列国志》第七十六回：“分军为三：一军攻麦城，一军攻纪南城，大五率大军直捣郢都，彼疾雷不及掩耳，顾此失彼，二城若破，郢不守矣。”
Exemple :
对于工作，要从全局着眼，不可～。
Annotation :
顾此失彼1
1. gùcǐshībǐ :
[EN] lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom); fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once; cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
