zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

Traditional: 捉襟見肘

捉襟见肘 (zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2strapped for cash
  3. 3unable to make ends meet

Characters in 捉襟见肘

捉zhuō · to clutch襟jīn · lapel见jiàn · to see肘zhǒu · elbow

Related words

见to see见to appear看见to see; to catch sight of再见goodbye见到to see见面to meet; to see each other意见idea听见to hear见鬼absurd不见not to see遇见to meet会见to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)

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