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僧多粥少
僧多粥少
Chinese
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|- ! !monk
!
many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
!congee; gruel; porridge
!
young; few; little; lack
|-
!simp. and trad.
(僧多粥少)
| 僧
| 多
| 粥
| 少
|-
!Literally: “many monks and not much gruel”.
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Alternate forms
- 粥少僧多
Idiom
僧多粥少