措手不及 in English cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2 Meaning

Meanings

• no time to deal with it (idiomatic expression); caught unprepared

Pinyin

cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

措cuo4to handle 手shou3hand 不bu4(negative prefix) 及ji2and