僧多粥少 — seng1 duo1 zhou1 shao3 — Chinese Dictionary

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僧

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粥

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僧

多

粥

少

Definitions4 characters

seng¹ duo¹ zhou¹ shao³

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

僧

多

粥

少

As word

1

seng¹

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

2

duo¹

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

3

zhou¹

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

4

shao³

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