左支右绌

左
左
支
支
右
右
绌
絀
to be in straitened circumstances

Characters and words in 左支右绌

左
zuǒ = zu + o3
surname Zuo
左 = 𠂇 + 工 : Mnemonic symbol: a communist.

Zapatista Zebra (zu) and the communist (左) teamed up for once to sabotage capitalism. They start by trying to cut a steel beam (工) using scissors (𠂇) inside of the observatory (o3).
左
zuǒ = zu + o3
left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐[zuo3]
左 = 𠂇 + 工 : Mnemonic symbol: a communist.

Zapatista Zebra (zu) and the communist (左) teamed up for once to sabotage capitalism. They start by trying to cut a steel beam (工) using scissors (𠂇) inside of the observatory (o3).
支
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
surname Zhi
支
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
支 = 十 + 又 : Mnemonic symbol: a tree branch. James II of England (zh) has to repair the hull of the space station. His tool is a big cross (十) with one end cushioned with a boxing glove (又), which he is to use as a hammer. As he is floating in front of the space station (Ø1), the only tool to support him is a wooden branch (支) so that he won't float away.
右
yòu = y + ou4
right (-hand) / the Right (politics) / west (old)
右 = 𠂇 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a nazi.

A nazi wants to eat a mandarin in the outhouse's bathroom, but Maud Younger cuts it right in the middle with a pair of scissors.
右
yòu = y + ou4
(bound form) right; right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
绌
絀
chù = chu + Ø4
crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch

Words with 左支右绌

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Sentences with 左支右绌

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