created reference approved 粥少僧多 → 僧多粥少 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
粥少僧多 zhōushǎosēngduō
僧多粥少 sēngduōzhōushǎo
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
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 zhōushǎosēngduō
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 粥少僧多 → 杯水车薪/杯水車薪 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
粥少僧多 zhōushǎosēngduō
杯水车薪 / 杯水車薪 bēishuǐchēxīn
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 粥少僧多 · zhōushǎosēngduō · not enough to go around — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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
粥 (literal) → 粥 · zhōu · porridge 少 (literal) → 少 · shǎo · few 僧 (literal) → 僧 · sēng · monk 多 (literal) → 多 · duō · many
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