捉襟見肘

See also: 捉襟见肘

Chinese

		to clutch; to grab; to capture	overlapping part of Chinese gown	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	elbow; pork shoulder
trad. (捉襟見肘)		捉	襟	見	肘
simp. (捉襟见肘)		捉	襟	见	肘
variant forms		捉衿見肘／捉衿见肘
Literally: “to clutch one's collar only to expose one's elbows”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuōjīnxiànzhǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛㄐㄧㄣㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ kam¹ jin⁶ zau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuōjīnxiànzhǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛㄐㄧㄣㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juojinshiannjoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zuk¹ kam¹ jin⁶ zau²
  - Yale: jūk kām yihn jáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ kam¹ jin⁶ dzau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ kem¹ yin⁶ zeo²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ kʰɐm⁵⁵ jiːn²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

捉襟見肘

tattered
pitifully poor
to be desperately poor; to be hard up
to have too many problems to handle at one time

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