zhōu​shǎo​sēng​duō

not enough to go around

  • created reference approved 粥少僧多 → 僧多粥少 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    粥少僧多 zhōu​shǎo​sēng​duō

    僧多粥少 sēng​duō​zhōu​shǎo

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  • created reference approved 粥少僧多 → 人浮于事/人浮於事 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    粥少僧多 zhōu​shǎo​sēng​duō

    人浮于事 / 人浮於事 rén​fú​yú​shì

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  • created reference approved 粥少僧多 → 杯水车薪/杯水車薪 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    粥少僧多 zhōu​shǎo​sēng​duō

    杯水车薪 / 杯水車薪 bēi​shuǐ​chē​xīn

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  • created sense approved 粥少僧多 · zhōu​shǎo​sēng​duō · not enough to go around — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    粥少僧多

    zhōu​shǎo​sēng​duō

    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

    粥 (literal) → 粥 · zhōu · porridge 少 (literal) → 少 · shǎo · few 僧 (literal) → 僧 · sēng · monk 多 (literal) → 多 · duō · many

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