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猫の手も借りたい
Hiragana
ねこのてもかりたい
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
非常に忙しくて、人手がまったく足りないさまを表す慣用表現。猫の手でもいいから借りたいほど切羽詰まっている状態をいう。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもいそがしくて、だれでもいいから、すこしでもてつだいがほしい。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
忙得不可开交 / 非常忙碌，急需人手 / 形容忙到连任何帮助都想要
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
形容非常忙碌，急需人手 / 忙得不可開交 / 忙到焦頭爛額
Korean Meaning
너무 바빠서 누구의 도움이라도 필요할 정도 / 일손이 모자라 몹시 바쁜 상태 / 하루가 모자랄 만큼 바쁜 상황
Indonesian
sangat sibuk sampai butuh bantuan apa pun / kekurangan tenaga karena pekerjaan menumpuk / sangat kewalahan oleh pekerjaan
Vietnamese Meaning
bận tối mắt tối mũi, thiếu người hỗ trợ / quá tải công việc, cần bất kỳ sự trợ giúp nào
Tagalog Meaning
sobrang abala at kulang sa tao / gipit sa oras; desperado sa tulong / handang tumanggap ng tulong kahit kanino
Sense（1）
(idiomatic) so busy there are not enough hours in the day; lit. to want to borrow even the paw of a cat
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(idiomatic) so busy there are not enough hours in the day; lit. to want to borrow even the paw of a cat
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猫の手も借りたい
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I'm so busy with work, I could use all the help I can get.
I'm so busy with work, I could use all the help I can get.
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仕事が忙しくて、猫の手も借りたいほどです。
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