Read Edit View history 粥少僧多 zhōushǎosēngduō not enough to go around Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 粥少僧多 zhōushǎosēngduō not enough to go around literally meaning many monks but little porridge; used to describe a situation where demand exceeds supply or there are too many people for too few resources Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 粥少僧多/粥少僧多 → 僧多粥少/僧多粥少 Edit Delete synonym 粥少僧多/粥少僧多 → 人浮于事/人浮於事 Edit Delete synonym 粥少僧多/粥少僧多 → 杯水车薪/杯水車薪 Edit Delete variant 僧多粥少/僧多粥少 → 粥少僧多/粥少僧多 Edit Delete
粥少僧多 zhōushǎosēngduō not enough to go around literally meaning many monks but little porridge; used to describe a situation where demand exceeds supply or there are too many people for too few resources Edit Delete