分身乏术 in English fen1 shen1 fa2 shu4 Meaning

Meanings

• to be up to one's ears in work (idiomatic expression)
• to be unable to attend to other things at the same time

Pinyin

fen1 shen1 fa2 shu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

分fen1to divide 身shen1body 乏fa2short of 术shu4method