僧多粥少

sēng duō zhōu shǎo

Dictionary entry

lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)

What does 僧多粥少 mean?

僧多粥少 (sēng duō zhōu shǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)

2fig. not enough to go around

3demand exceeds supply

Character breakdown

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僧sēng(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])多duōmany; much; more; a lot of · too many; in excess 粥yùused in 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]少shǎofew · less

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僧多粥少

sēng duō zhōu shǎo

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