created sense approved 左支右吾 · zuǒzhīyòuwú · to be hard-pressed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
左支右吾
zuǒzhīyòuwú
to be hard-pressed
to struggle to cope with a difficult situation; to be in a tight corner or busy defending on all sides
左 (literal) → 左 · zuǒ · left 支 (literal) → 支 · zhī · to prop up 右 (literal) → 右 · yòu · right 吾 (literal) → 吾 · yú · used in [[吾吾|吾吾|yu2 yu2]]
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created sense approved 左支右吾 · zuǒzhīyòuwú · to prevaricate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
左支右吾
zuǒzhīyòuwú
to prevaricate
to speak evasively or equivocate; to give non-committal or perfunctory answers to stall for time
左 (literal) → 左 · zuǒ · left 支 (literal) → 支 · zhī · to prop up 右 (literal) → 右 · yòu · right 吾 (literal) → 吾 · yú · used in [[吾吾|吾吾|yu2 yu2]]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition