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捉襟见肘【zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu】

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
strapped for cash
unable to make ends meet

汉语词典Chinese definitions

捉襟见肘【zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu, zhuō jīn xiàn zhǒu】

chéng yǔ成语

xíng róng形容rén人yī shān衣衫pò bài破败

tān摊shǎng上Zuò坐le了yī一rén人，shēng生dé得méi qīng mù xiù眉清目秀，nián jì年纪yāo约yǒu有sì shí四十shàng xià上下，chuān穿le了yī一jiàn件zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu捉襟见肘de的Xià夏bù布cháng shān长衫。

shēng huó生活jí wéi极为qióng kùn穷困，huò shì或是wú fǎ无法gù jí顾及zhěng tǐ整体，zhào gu照顾bù zhōu不周de的jiǒng窘tài态

zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu捉襟见肘，miǎn免lèi类Yú于qián前zhé哲；liè裂cháng裳guǒ裹zhǒng踵，wú无qǔ取Yú于Xī昔rén人。

捉襟见肘【zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu】

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
strapped for cash
unable to make ends meet

汉语词典Chinese definitions

捉襟见肘【zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu, zhuō jīn xiàn zhǒu】

chéng yǔ成语

xíng róng形容rén人yī shān衣衫pò bài破败

tān摊shǎng上Zuò坐le了yī一rén人，shēng生dé得méi qīng mù xiù眉清目秀，nián jì年纪yāo约yǒu有sì shí四十shàng xià上下，chuān穿le了yī一jiàn件zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu捉襟见肘de的Xià夏bù布cháng shān长衫。

shēng huó生活jí wéi极为qióng kùn穷困，huò shì或是wú fǎ无法gù jí顾及zhěng tǐ整体，zhào gu照顾bù zhōu不周de的jiǒng窘tài态

zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu捉襟见肘，miǎn免lèi类Yú于qián前zhé哲；liè裂cháng裳guǒ裹zhǒng踵，wú无qǔ取Yú于Xī昔rén人。

捉

HSK 61

含义grasp, clutch; catch, seize

拼音zhuō

襟

5

含义lapel, collar

拼音jīn

见

HSK 1

含义see, observe, behold; perceive

拼音jiàn

肘

含义the elbow; help a person shoulder a load

拼音zhǒu