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僧多粥少

zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2

too few jobs for too many people (lit., "many monks, little gruel")

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

僧多粥少

This word was added by bybell on 7th Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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僧 zang1 sang1 seng1 - Buddhist; monk
多 do1 duo1 {duo2} - much, many
粥 zuk1 zhu4 zhou1 - congee; rice gruel
少 siu2 siu3 shao3 shao4 - few, less

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