忙不過來

简 忙不过来 · 繁 忙不過來
Mandarin · pinyin máng bù guò lái

Meanings

  1. to have more work than one can deal with
  2. to have one's hands full
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忙
máng · busy, pressed for time; hustling
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
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2–4–4–2 · mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2

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忙不過來 · mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2
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Exact source record忙不過來 忙不过来 [mang2 bu4 guo4 lai2] /to have more work than one can deal with/to have one's hands full/