僧多粥少
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; demand exceeds supply
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- (idiom) lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- fig. not enough to go around
- demand exceeds supply
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Related Words
供大于求(gōng dà yú qiú)— supply exceeds demand
→供过于求(gōng guò yú qiú)— supply exceeds demand
→一波未平，一波又起(yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ)— before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
→周游列国(zhōu yóu liè guó)— to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
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