Question

粥少僧多成语解释

Answer 1

【成语释义】比喻东西少而人多，不够分配。

【成语出处】邹韬奋《学校与商场》：“小学教员比较是刻苦耐劳一点，可是各地因为粥少僧多，常常为争夺饭碗而闹得乌烟瘴气。”

【感情色彩】中性

【成语结构】联合式成语

【成语用法】联合式；作宾语、定语；含贬义

【产生年代】当代成语

【近义词】僧多粥少

成语例句

高阳《胡雪岩全传·平步青云》上册：“心内不免发愁，只怕粥少僧多，应酬不到，难免得罪人。”

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英语释义

There are too many (Buddhist) monks and too little gruel -- cannot meet the needs of ...；

little gruel and many monks -- not enough to go round；

The gruel is meagre and the monks are many -- not enough to go round.；

The congee is not enough for so many monks -- not enough to go round.