应接不暇

Traditional form:

應接不暇

Pinyin (reading):

yìngjiēbùxiá

Definitions:

• more than one can attend to (idiom)
• deluged (with inquiries etc)
• overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)

Characters:

• 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 接 - to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 暇 - leisure, relaxation, spare time

Traditional characters:

• 應 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 接 - to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 暇 - leisure, relaxation, spare time