Read Edit View history 僧多粥少 sēngduōzhōushǎo not enough to go around Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 僧多粥少 sēngduōzhōushǎo 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 Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 僧多粥少/僧多粥少 → 人浮于事/人浮於事 Edit Delete variant 僧多粥少/僧多粥少 → 粥少僧多/粥少僧多 Edit Delete same_as 粥少僧多/粥少僧多 → 僧多粥少/僧多粥少 Edit Delete
僧多粥少 sēngduōzhōushǎo 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 Edit Delete