lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
trad. 捉襟見肘
Also written 捉襟見肘【zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu】
Characters in this word
4捉
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to clutch, to grab, to capture
- Pinyin
- zhuō
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 3861 of 2500
襟
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lapel, overlap of Chinese gown, fig. bosom (the seat of emotions), to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
- Pinyin
- jīn
- Strokes
- 18
见
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to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview, opinion, view
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 見
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 278 of 2500
肘
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elbow, pork shoulder
- Pinyin
- zhǒu
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 45978 of 2500