自顧不暇

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	look after; take into consideration; to attend to	not; no	leisure
trad. (自顧不暇)		自	顧	不	暇
simp. (自顾不暇)		自	顾	不	暇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìgùbùxiá

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ gu³ bat¹ haa⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìgùbùxiá
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhgùbùsiá
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-ku⁴-pu⁴-hsia²
    • Yale: dz̀-gù-bù-syá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhguhbushya
    • Palladius: цзыгубуся (czygubusja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ gu³ bat¹ haa⁴
    • Yale: jih gu bāt hàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ gu³ bat⁷ haa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ gu³ bed¹ ha⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² kuː³³ pɐt̚⁵ haː²¹/

Idiom

自顧不暇

1. to have too much on one's plate; to have trouble even in dealing with one's own affairs, let alone taking care of others'