应接不暇 — Chinese idiom
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
Traditional: 應接不暇
Meaning
- more than one can attend to
- deluged (with inquiries etc)
- overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
Character by character
- 应yìngshould, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with,
- 接jiēto connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answe
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 暇xiáleisure, relaxation, spare time
Idioms sharing a character
- 一呼百应 yī hū bǎi yìng
- 咎有应得 jiù yǒu yīng dé
- 报应不爽 bào yìng bù shuǎng
- 得心应手 dé xīn yìng shǒu
- 应付自如 yìng fu zì rú
- 应付裕如 yìng fu yù rú
- 应天承运 yìng tiān chéng yùn
- 应天顺时 yìng tiān shùn shí
- 应有尽有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu
- 应机立断 yìng jī lì duàn
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