左支右绌
zuǒzhī-yòuchùTraditional 左支右絀
unable to cope; stretched thin
Every meaning
zuǒzhī-yòuchù
- unable to cope; stretched thin
Its characters
- 左zuǒleft
- 支zhīto support; to prop up
- 右yòuright (side)
- 绌chùinsufficient; lacking
Words with 左
Words with 支
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.