- 相形见绌 xiāngxíngjiànchù to pale by comparisonTo be shown to be inferior or lacking when compared to another
- 左支右绌 zuǒzhīyòuchù unable to cope(idiom) to be in straitened circumstances; to be unable to cope with a situation; to lack the resources to handle every problem at once, resulting in a state of being overwhelmed or spread too thin. Originally referred to the posture of an archer but now describes being in financial or logistical difficulty
- 短绌 duǎnchù short ofto be deficient or lacking, especially in financial resources or funds
- 支绌 zhīchù insufficientinsufficient to meet needs or expenses, specifically in terms of funds or money
- 心余力绌 xīnyúlìchù will is willing but power is lackingThe will is there, but one lacks the strength or ability to carry it out; to bite off more than one can chew.
- 国际收支短绌 guójìshōuzhīduǎnchù balance of payments deficitdeficit in the international balance of payments; an excess of expenditures over income in international transactions
- 岁计余绌 suìjìyúchù annual budgetary balanceannual budgetary surplus or deficit used in accounting contexts
- 心劳计绌 xīnláojìchù at one's wits' endto rack one's brains in vain; to be at the end of one's resources without any good ideas left
- 紧绌 jǐnchù tightshort; tight; in short supply (of money, resources, etc.)
- 财匮力绌 cáikuìlìchù short of money and lacking strengthInsufficient funds and lack of resources or power to act; financially strapped and lacking the means to get things done
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH