- 回天乏术 huítiānfáshù beyond recovery(idiom) unable to save a situation; describes a state of affairs or a medical condition that has become so serious that nothing can be done to remedy it
- 分身乏术 fēnshēnfáshù to be unable to be in two places at once(idiom) to be so busy that one cannot attend to other matters at the same time; to be up to one's ears in work