jié​jū

short of money

jié​jū short of money

  1. (bound form) short of money
    in financial difficulty; short of money
  2. [straitened]
    (bound form) to be short of money, used only in the compound 拮据 jié​jū

jié​jū to toil

  1. (bound form) hard at work
    (bound form) used to describe working hard or struggling with a task
  2. [straitened]
    (bound form) to be short of money, used only in the compound 拮据 jié​jū