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僧多粥少
zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2
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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. |
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This word has been viewed 1923 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 7th Dec 2006 04:35 and last edited on 12th Dec 2012 23:29 |
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Characters in this word:僧 zang1 - monk多 do1 - many; much; more; more than 粥 zuk1 - congee; rice gruel; porridge 少 siu2 siu3 - few; lack; be missing; young |
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