粥少僧多

zhōushǎosēngduō

little gruel and many monks—not enough to go round

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zhou1 shao3 seng1 duo1

not much gruel and many monks, not enough to go around

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粥少僧多

zhōu shǎo sēng duō

There are too many (Buddhist) monks and too little gruel -- cannot meet the needs of ...; little gruel and many monks -- not enough to go round; The gruel is meagre and the monks are many -- not enough to go round.; The congee is not enough for so many monks -- not enough to go round.

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粥少僧多|粥少僧多 [zhōu shǎo sēng duō] ► not much gruel and many monks ► not enough to go around