| 穷于应付 |
qióng yú yìng fù |
to struggle to cope (with a situation) / to be at one's wits' end |
| 穷 |
qióng |
poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly |
| 于 |
Yú |
surname Yu |
| 于 |
yú |
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 于 |
| 于 |
yú |
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 应 |
Yīng |
surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Ying4] |
| 应 |
yīng |
to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall |
| 应 |
yìng |
to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with |
| 应付 |
yìng fu |
to deal with; to cope |
| 付 |
Fù |
surname Fu |
| 付 |
fù |
to pay / to hand over to / classifier for pairs or sets of things |