"左支右絀" meaning in Chinese

See 左支右絀 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡syːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/, /t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡syːt̚²/ Chinese transliterations: zuǒzhīyòuchù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zo² zi¹ jau⁶ zyut⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zuǒzhīyòuchù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zuǒjhihyòuchù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tso³-chih¹-yu⁴-chʻu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dzwǒ-jr̄-yòu-chù [Mandarin, Yale], tzuoojyyowchuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзочжиючу [Mandarin, Palladius], czočžijuču [Mandarin, Palladius], jó jī yauh jyuht [Cantonese, Yale], dzo² dzi¹ jau⁶ dzyt⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zo² ji¹ yeo⁶ jud⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 左支右绌
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 左支右絀
  1. to be lacking in resources to deal with every problem at once Tags: idiomatic
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "左支右绌",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "左支右絀",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be lacking in resources to deal with every problem at once"
      ],
      "id": "en-左支右絀-zh-phrase-FftGk79E",
      "links": [
        [
          "lacking",
          "lacking"
        ],
        [
          "resources",
          "resources"
        ],
        [
          "deal with",
          "deal with"
        ],
        [
          "problem",
          "problem"
        ],
        [
          "at once",
          "at once"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuǒzhīyòuchù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo² zi¹ jau⁶ zyut⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuǒzhīyòuchù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuǒjhihyòuchù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso³-chih¹-yu⁴-chʻu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwǒ-jr̄-yòu-chù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzuoojyyowchuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзочжиючу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czočžijuču"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jó jī yauh jyuht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzo² dzi¹ jau⁶ dzyt⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo² ji¹ yeo⁶ jud⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡syːt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡syːt̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "左支右絀"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "左支右绌",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "左支右絀",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 右",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 左",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 支",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 絀",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for attention concerning Cantonese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be lacking in resources to deal with every problem at once"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lacking",
          "lacking"
        ],
        [
          "resources",
          "resources"
        ],
        [
          "deal with",
          "deal with"
        ],
        [
          "problem",
          "problem"
        ],
        [
          "at once",
          "at once"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuǒzhīyòuchù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo² zi¹ jau⁶ zyut⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuǒzhīyòuchù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuǒjhihyòuchù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso³-chih¹-yu⁴-chʻu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwǒ-jr̄-yòu-chù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzuoojyyowchuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзочжиючу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czočžijuču"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jó jī yauh jyuht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzo² dzi¹ jau⁶ dzyt⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zo² ji¹ yeo⁶ jud⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡syːt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡syːt̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "左支右絀"
}

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