穷于应付 in English qiong2 yu2 ying4 fu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to struggle to cope (with a situation)
  • to be at one's wits' end

Simplified Characters

穷 于 应 付

Traditional Characters

窮 於 應 付

Pinyin

qiong2 yu2 ying4 fu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

穷qiong2poor 于yu2surname Yu 应ying1surname Ying 付fu4surname Fu