僧多粥少 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

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

Character by character

• 僧sēngBuddhist priest, monk
• 多duōmuch, many, multi-; more than, over
• 粥zhōuporridge, gruel, congee
• 少shǎofew, little; less; inadequate

Idioms sharing a character

• 不遑多让 bù huáng duō ràng
• 人多势众 rén duō shì zhòng
• 以少胜多 yǐ shǎo shèng duō
• 债多不愁 zhài duō bù chóu
• 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo
• 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
• 博识多通 bó shí duō tōng
• 名目繁多 míng mù fán duō
• 命途多舛 mìng tú duō chuǎn
• 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū

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