- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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自顾不暇
自顾不暇
(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
- 。
He has been too busy to take care of himself recently.
- 貳形adjective
too busy to spare time for anything extra
- ，。
He has been so swamped with work recently that he has no time to attend to anything else.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
自顾不暇
Traditional自顧不暇
(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
- 。
He has been too busy to take care of himself recently.
- 貳形adjective
too busy to spare time for anything extra
- ，。
He has been so swamped with work recently that he has no time to attend to anything else.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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