顾三不顾四 — “To be overwhelmed and unable to attend to everything”
顾三不顾四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overwhelmed and unable to attend to everything”. To neglect some tasks while focusing on others. Literally, “To attend to three and neglect four”.
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顾三不顾四 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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她一个人又要忙家务，又要照顾孩子，常常忙得顾三不顾四
She alone has to deal with housework and look after the children, often so busy that she neglects one thing while attending to another.
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More idioms starting with 顾
- gù顾quán全dà大jú局consider the overall situation
- gù顾nèi内zhī之yōu忧worries about internal affairs
- gù顾qián前bù不gù顾hòu后heedless of consequences
- gù顾míng名sī思yì义meaning apparent from its name
- gù顾hòu后zhān瞻qián前think carefully before acting
- gù顾fù复zhī之ēn恩parental nurturing kindness
- gù顾dà大jú局，，shí识dà大tǐ体prioritize common good
- gù顾tóu头bù不gù顾wěi尾focus on one, neglect others
- gù顾tóu头bù不gù顾jiǎo脚shortsighted and inconsiderate
- gù顾xiǎo小shī失dà大penny-wise and pound-foolish
- gù顾zuǒ左yòu右ér而yán言tā他avoid the topic and change the subject
- gù顾yǐng影nòng弄zī姿admire oneself and pose vainly
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What does 顾三不顾四 mean?
顾三不顾四 (gù sān bù gù sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overwhelmed and unable to attend to everything”.
How do you pronounce 顾三不顾四?
顾三不顾四 is pronounced gù sān bù gù sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 顾三不顾四 literally mean?
Literally, 顾三不顾四 means “to attend to three and neglect four”. It is used to mean “to be overwhelmed and unable to attend to everything”.
What is the Chinese definition of 顾三不顾四?
顾：照顾。顾到这儿顾不了那儿