created reference approved 僧多粥少 → 人浮于事/人浮於事 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
僧多粥少 sēngduōzhōushǎo
人浮于事 / 人浮於事 rénfúyúshì
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 僧多粥少 → 粥少僧多 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
僧多粥少 sēngduōzhōushǎo
粥少僧多 zhōushǎosēngduō
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 僧多粥少 · sēngduōzhōushǎo · not enough to go around — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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
僧 (literal) → 僧 · sēng · monk 多 (literal) → 多 · duō · many 粥 (literal) → 粥 · zhōu · porridge 少 (literal) → 少 · shǎo · few
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition