青黄不接
青黄不接
qīng huáng bù jiē
lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop; temporary deficit in manpower or resources; unable to make ends meet
idiom
Traditional: 青黃不接
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- (idiom) lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
- temporary deficit in manpower or resources
- unable to make ends meet
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Related Words
红橙黄绿蓝靛紫(hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ)— red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
→不到黄河心不死(bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ)— lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
→命归黄泉(mìng guī Huáng quán)— lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom)
→柳绿花红(liǔ lǜ huā hóng)— green willow and red flowers
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