自顾不暇

Traditional: 自顧不暇

zì gù bù xiá

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs

What does 自顾不暇 mean?

自顾不暇 (zì gù bù xiá) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs

2too busy to spare time for anything extra

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 顾Gùsurname Gu 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-暇xiáleisure

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How to pronounce 自顾不暇

自顾不暇

zì gù bù xiá

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