分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. to be unable to attend to other things at the same time

CHARACTERS

分 fēn divide; small unit of time etc.
身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
乏 fá lack; poor
術 shù art, skill, special feat; method, technique