人浮於事

Chinese

		man; person; people	to float	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (人浮於事)		人	浮	於	事
simp. (人浮于事)		人	浮	于	事

Etymology

See 人浮於食.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rénfúyúshì

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ fau⁴ jyu¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rénfúyúshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renfwuyushyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ fu³⁵ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ fau⁴ jyu¹ si⁶
  - Yale: yàhn fàuh yū sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ fau⁴ jy¹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ feo⁴ yu¹ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ fɐu̯²¹ jyː⁵⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

人浮於事

to have more hands than needed; to be overstaffed

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