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Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「應接不暇」—details below.

The idiom 「應接不暇」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Leisure: free time. Originally used to describe that there are so many sights that there is no time to see them all. It is often used to describe the situation where there are too many people or things to deal with.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yīng jiē bù xiá

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ying3/ying1 jip3 bat1 ha6

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.