人浮於事

Chinese

		man; person; people	to float	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (人浮於事)		人	浮	於	事
simp. (人浮于事)		人	浮	于	事

Etymology

See 人浮於食.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rénfúyúshì

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ fau⁴ jyu¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rénfúyúshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rénfúyúshìh
  - Wade–Giles: jên²-fu²-yü²-shih⁴
  - Yale: rén-fú-yú-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renfwuyushyh
  - Palladius: жэньфуюйши (žɛnʹfujujši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ fu³⁵ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ fau⁴ jyu¹ si⁶
  - Yale: yàhn fàuh yū sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ fau⁴ jy¹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ feo⁴ yu¹ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ fɐu̯²¹ jyː⁵⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

人浮於事

to have more hands than needed; to be overstaffed
- 他從前就在邳州衙門，如今在兄弟這裏，只是兄弟這裏人浮於事，實在用不開。二哥，你帶了他去，大可助你一臂之力。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  他从前就在邳州衙门，如今在兄弟这里，只是兄弟这里人浮于事，实在用不开。二哥，你带了他去，大可助你一臂之力。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wenkang, Ernü Yingxiongzhuan, 1878 CE
  Tā cóngqián jiù zài Pīzhōu yámén, rújīn zài xiōngdì zhèlǐ, zhǐshì xiōngdì zhèlǐ rénfúyúshì, shízài yòng bù kāi. Èrgē, nǐ dài le tā qù, dàkě zhù nǐ yībìzhīlì. [Pinyin]
  He has worked in Pizhou before, and is still here. As my office is overstaffed, you may take him with you. I am sure you will find him of great help.