- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
He has been too busy to take care of himself recently.
too busy to spare time for anything extra
He has been so swamped with work recently that he has no time to attend to anything else.
(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
He has been too busy to take care of himself recently.
too busy to spare time for anything extra
He has been so swamped with work recently that he has no time to attend to anything else.
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
A head turned back looking, like a master inspecting the person he has hired.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
A head turned back looking, like a master inspecting the person he has hired.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
(idiom) to have one's hands full managing one's own affairs
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