捉襟见肘

Traditional: 捉襟見肘

zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

Dictionary entry

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)

What does 捉襟见肘 mean?

捉襟见肘 (zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)

2strapped for cash

3unable to make ends meet

Character breakdown

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捉zhuōto clutch · to grab 襟jīnlapel · overlap of Chinese gown 见jiànto see · to meet 肘zhǒuelbow · pork shoulder

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How to pronounce 捉襟见肘

捉襟见肘

zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

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