左支右絀

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Chinese

left
(a measure word); to support; to sustain
(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
 
right (-hand) crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch
trad. (左支右絀)
simp. (左支右绌)

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Idiom

左支右絀

  1. to be lacking in resources to deal with every problem at once