青黃不接 (cing1 wong4 bat1 zip3) — 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 in Cantonese
cingˉ¹青wongˎ₄黃batˉ¹不zip˗₃接简 青黄不接
Mandarin Pinyin: qing1 huang2 bu4 jie1
Meaning of 青黃不接
nounlit. 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