供过于求

Traditional form:

供過於求

Pinyin (reading):

gōngguòyúqiú

Definitions:

• supply exceeds demand

Characters:

• 供 - to supply, to provide for; to offer in worship
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 于 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 求 - to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for

Traditional characters:

• 供 - to supply, to provide for; to offer in worship
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 於 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 求 - to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for