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
trad. 青黃不接
Also written 青黃不接【qīng huáng bù jiē】
Characters in this word
4青
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short name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]
- Pinyin
- Qīng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 12152 of 2500
黄
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surname Huang or Hwang
- Pinyin
- Huáng
- Traditional
- 黃
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 4900 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
接
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to receive, to answer (the phone), to meet or welcome sb, to connect, to catch, to join, to extend, to take one's turn on duty, to take over for sb
- Pinyin
- jiē
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 907 of 2500