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窮於應付

简穷于应付 · 繁窮於應付

Mandarin · pinyin qióng yú yìng fù

to struggle to cope (with a situation)
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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