財匱力絀
cái​kuì​lì​chù

short of money and lacking strength

  • created sense approved 财匮力绌/財匱力絀 · cái​kuì​lì​chù · short of money and lacking strength — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    财匮力绌 / 財匱力絀

    cái​kuì​lì​chù

    short of money and lacking strength

    Insufficient funds and lack of resources or power to act; financially strapped and lacking the means to get things done

    财 (literal) → 财/財 · cái · wealth 匮 (literal) → 匮/匱 · kuì · to lack 力 (literal) → 力 · lì · strength 绌 (literal) → 绌/絀 · chù · insufficient

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

    created sense