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Open the tool →不遑宁处 (bù huáng níng chǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be constantly occupied with urgent matters”.
不遑宁处 is pronounced bù huáng níng chǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 不遑宁处 means “no leisure to settle down”. It is used to mean “to be constantly occupied with urgent matters”.
遑:闲暇。没有闲暇的时候。指忙于应付繁重或紧急的事情。