窮於應付

简 穷于应付 · 繁 窮於應付
Mandarin · pinyin qióng yú yìng fù

Meanings

  1. to struggle to cope (with a situation)
  2. to be at one's wits' end
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於
yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
應
yīng · should, ought to, must
付
fù · give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
穷
qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished
于
yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
应
yīng · should, ought to, must
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2–2–4–4 · qiong2 yu2 ying4 fu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kung4 jyu1 jing3 fu6

Cantonese word readings for 窮於應付. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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kung4 jyu1 jing3 fu6

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窮於應付 · qiong2 yu2 ying4 fu4
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Exact source record窮於應付 穷于应付 [qiong2 yu2 ying4 fu4] /to struggle to cope (with a situation)/to be at one's wits' end/