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僧多粥少【sēng duō zhōu shǎo】

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

僧多粥少【sēng duō zhōu shǎo】

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

僧

HSK 7-9

含义Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha

拼音sēng

多

HSK 11

含义much, many; more than, over

拼音duō

粥

HSK 63

含义rice gruel, congee

拼音zhōu

少

HSK 11

含义few, less, inadequate

拼音shǎo