sēng​duō​zhōu​shǎo

not enough to go around

Senses

僧多粥少 sēng​duō​zhōu​shǎo not enough to go around

literally 'many monks and little gruel'; describes a situation where there are too many people and not enough resources, jobs, or supplies to satisfy everyone

References

synonym 僧多粥少/僧多粥少 人浮于事/人浮於事
variant 僧多粥少/僧多粥少 粥少僧多/粥少僧多
same_as 粥少僧多/粥少僧多 僧多粥少/僧多粥少