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分身乏术

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fēn shēn fá shù

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Definitions

  1. 1. to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 2. to be unable to attend to other things at the same time

Child Words of 分身乏术

分
fēn

to divide; to separate

分
fèn

part

乏
fá

short of

分身
fēn shēn

(of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time

术
shù

method

术
zhú

various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea

身
shēn

body

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