sēng duō zhōu shǎo

僧多粥少 (sēng duō zhōu shǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; demand exceeds supply”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3demand exceeds supply

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