应接不暇 — Chinese idiom

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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