自顾不暇 in English zi4 gu4 bu4 xia2 Meaning

Meanings

  • (idiomatic expression) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
  • too busy to spare time for anything extra

Simplified Characters

自 顾 不 暇

Traditional Characters

自 顧 不 暇

Pinyin

zi4 gu4 bu4 xia2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

自zi4self 顾gu4surname Gu 不bu4(negative prefix) 暇xia2leisure