分身乏术

fēn shēn fá shù

Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 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