左支右绌 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

左zuǒ支zhī右yòu绌chù

to be in straitened circumstances
trad. 左支右絀

Also written 左支右絀【zuǒ zhī yòu chù】

Characters in this word

4

左

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surname Zuo

Pinyin: Zuǒ

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 2677 of 2500

Words starting with 左 Words ending in 左 Anywhere in a word

支

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surname Zhi

Pinyin: Zhī

Strokes: 4
Frequency: 9933 of 2500

Words starting with 支 Words ending in 支 Anywhere in a word

右

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(bound form) right; right-hand side, (bound form) (politics) right of center, (bound form) (old) west, (literary) the right side as the side of precedence

Pinyin: yòu

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 2523 of 2500

Words starting with 右 Words ending in 右 Anywhere in a word

绌

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crimson silk, deficiency, to stitch

Pinyin: chù
Traditional: 絀

Strokes: 8

Words starting with 绌 Words ending in 绌 Anywhere in a word