青黄不接

qīnghuángbùjiē

when the crop is still in the blade and the old stock is all consumed—temporary shortage

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temporary shortage

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temporary shortage

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lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop, temporary deficit in manpower or resources, unable to make ends meet

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青黄不接

qīng huáng bù jiē

Green and yellow have not joined--a new crop has not yet come.; (The granary is nearly empty) but the new crop is not yet ripe.; food shortage between two harvests.; temporary shortage; The new crop is (has) not yet come in.; (It was the period of the spring shortage), when last season's crops were almost eaten up and the new ones were not yet ripe.; short of food before the new harvest; When the crop is still in the blade, the old stock is already consumed.; when the new crop is still in the blade and the old one is all consumed:

现在科技人材青黄不接。 There are not enough trained younger men and women ready to take over from older experts.

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青黃不接|青黄不接 [qīng huáng bù jiē] ► lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop ► temporary deficit in manpower or resources ► unable to make ends meet