僧多粥少

sēng duō zhōu shǎo

Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 僧多粥少

• 多 duō: many; much
• 少 shǎo: few
• 少 shào: young
• 粥 yù: see 葷粥|荤粥[xūn yù]
• 粥 zhōu: congee