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囊中羞涩
náng​zhōng​xiū​sè

to be short of money

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 囊 náng nounverb
    bag
    bag; sack; pocket
  2. 中 zhōng locative
    middle
    middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time
  3. 羞涩 羞澀 xiū​sè
    impoverished
    (literary) poor; short of money; financially embarrassed, especially in the phrase 囊中羞涩 náng​zhōng​xiū​sè