日不暇给 — “To be so busy that one has no time to spare”
日不暇给 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so busy that one has no time to spare”. To be hard pressed for time due to an abundance of tasks. Literally, “Not enough leisure in the day”.
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日不暇给 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 日不暇给
In 202 BC, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and established the Han Dynasty.
He enfeoffed meritorious individuals across the country as feudal lords. He abolished the various old systems of the Qin Dynasty. He ordered Chancellor Xiao He to formulate the fundamental national law, 'Jiuzhanglü' (Nine Chapters Law), assigned Han Xin to establish military laws, and tasked Grand Master Lu Jia with formulating the system of rites.
He was so busy every day that he had no time to spare.
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- rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
- rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
- rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
- rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
- rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
- rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
- rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
- rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃，，yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
- rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃，，yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
- rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline
- rì日zhōng中zé则yí移，，yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏Things at their peak decline
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Open the tool →Questions about 日不暇给
What does 日不暇给 mean?
日不暇给 (rì bù xiá jǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so busy that one has no time to spare”.
How do you pronounce 日不暇给?
日不暇给 is pronounced rì bù xiá jǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 日不暇给 literally mean?
Literally, 日不暇给 means “not enough leisure in the day”. It is used to mean “to be so busy that one has no time to spare”.
Where does 日不暇给 come from?
日不暇给 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 日不暇给?
暇：空闲；给：足够。指事情繁多，时间不够，来不及做完。