疲于奔命 — Chinese idiom
疲于奔命
pí yú bēn mìng
Traditional: 疲於奔命
Meaning
- terribly busy
- up to one's ears in work
Character by character
- 疲píweak, tired, exhausted
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 奔bēnto rush about; to run, to flee
- 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
Idioms sharing a character
- 乐此不疲 lè cǐ bù pí
- 筋疲力尽 jīn pí lì jìn
- 精疲力尽 jīng pí lì jìn
- 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié
- 了然于胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng
- 人浮于事 rén fú yú shì
- 假手于人 jiǎ shǒu yú rén
- 公之于世 gōng zhī yú shì
- 公之于众 gōng zhī yú zhòng
- 公诸于世 gōng zhū yú shì
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