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lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) · fig. not enough to go around · demand exceeds supply

僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
s+ēng·1st toned+uō·1st tonezh+ōu·1st tonesh+ǎo·3rd tone
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insufficient · lacking · deficiency · not enough · inadequate · not worth · cannot · should not不足bù zúnervous · keyed up · intense · tense · strained · in short supply · scarce · CL: zhèn紧张jǐn zhānglit. ten sheep with nine shepherds (idiom) · fig. too many officials and too few people; excessive taxation; conflicting orders leading to confusion十羊九牧shí yáng jiǔ mù
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