僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

僧 sēng Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha
多 duō
HSK 1
much, many; more than, over
粥 zhōu
HSK 6
rice gruel, congee
少 shǎo
HSK 1
few, less, inadequate