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僧多粥少 (zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2) — too few jobs for too many people (lit., "many monks, little gruel") in Cantonese

zangˉ¹僧doˉ¹多zukˉ¹粥siuˊ²少
Mandarin Pinyin: seng1 duo1zhou1 shao3

Meaning of 僧多粥少

nountoo few jobs for too many people (lit., "many monks, little gruel")

Characters in 僧多粥少

僧zang1
(Buddhist) monk
多do1
much better; much more; far more
粥zuk1
rice gruel; congee; porridge
少siu2
be missing; lose

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