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左支右绌
zuǒ​zhī​yòu​chù

unable to cope

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 左 zuǒ
    to assist
    to assist; to aid; to accompany; (variant of 佐 zuǒ)
  2. 支 zhī verbnoun
    to prop up
    to erect; to set up; to hold up with a physical support; to support a physical structure
  3. 右 yòu
    to assist
    (literary) to help or support; equivalent to 佑 yòu
  4. 绌 絀 chù
    insufficient
    (bound form) insufficient; deficient; short of