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分身乏术

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

乏
fá

short of

身
shēn

body

分
fēn

to divide; to separate

术
shù

method

分
fèn

part

术
zhú

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

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