左支右绌(zuǒ zhī yòu chù): to be in straitened circumstances
4 charactersTrad. 左支右絀
to be in straitened circumstances
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zuǒ zhī yòu chù
- Meaning
- to be in straitened circumstances
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 左支右絀
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