See 僧多粥少 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "many monks and not much gruel",
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"glosses": [
"not enough to go around; having demands exceeding supply"
],
"id": "en-僧多粥少-zh-phrase-omBuueMx",
"links": [
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"enough",
"enough"
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"zh-pron": "sēngduōzhōushǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "zang¹ do¹ zuk¹ siu²"
},
{
"zh-pron": "cheng-to-chiok-siáu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sēngduōzhōushǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "sengduojhoushǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "sêng¹-to¹-chou¹-shao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "sēng-dwō-jōu-shǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sengduojoushao"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сэндочжоушао"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sɛndočžoušao"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɤŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jāng dō jūk síu"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dzang¹ do¹ dzuk⁷ siu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "zeng¹ do¹ zug¹ xiu²"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "cheng-to-chiok-siáu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tsing-to-tsiok-siáu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "zengdoicioksiao"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁴¹/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/sɤŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁴¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁵³/"
}
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"word": "僧多粥少"
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"literal_meaning": "many monks and not much gruel",
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"zh-pron": "sēngduōzhōushǎo"
},
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"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "zang¹ do¹ zuk¹ siu²"
},
{
"zh-pron": "cheng-to-chiok-siáu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sēngduōzhōushǎo"
},
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "sengduojhoushǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "sêng¹-to¹-chou¹-shao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "sēng-dwō-jōu-shǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sengduojoushao"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сэндочжоушао"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sɛndočžoušao"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɤŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jāng dō jūk síu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dzang¹ do¹ dzuk⁷ siu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "zeng¹ do¹ zug¹ xiu²"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "cheng-to-chiok-siáu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tsing-to-tsiok-siáu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "zengdoicioksiao"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁴¹/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/sɤŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁴¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁵³/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "粥少僧多"
}
],
"word": "僧多粥少"
}
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