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目不暇给

mù bù xiá jǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom) / fig. too many good things to see; a feast for the eyes
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

目不暇給 目不暇给 [mu4 bu4 xia2 ji3] /lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom)/fig. too many good things to see; a feast for the eyes/

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Other forms in these source records: 目不暇給

  • 目
    mù

    eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mù shù]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title

  • 不
    bù

    no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

  • 暇
    xiá

    leisure

  • 给
    gěi

    to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier)

    jǐ

    (bound form) to supply; to provide / (literary) sufficient; abundant

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