振襟肘見
zhèn​jīn​zhǒu​xiàn

in financial straits

  • created sense approved 振襟肘见/振襟肘見 · zhèn​jīn​zhǒu​xiàn · in financial straits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    振襟肘见 / 振襟肘見

    zhèn​jīn​zhǒu​xiàn

    in financial straits

    to be in a fix or have limited resources such that fixing one problem reveals another; short of money

    振 (literal) → 振 · zhèn · to shake 襟 (literal) → 襟 · jīn · lapel 肘 (literal) → 肘 · zhǒu · elbow 见 (literal) → 见/見 · xiàn · to appear

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense