拮据

Traditional form:

拮据

Pinyin (reading):

jiéjū

Definitions:

• hard pressed for money; in financial straits

Characters:

• 拮 - busy, occupied; to pursue
• 据 - to possess, to occupy; position; base

Traditional characters:

• 拮 - busy, occupied; to pursue
• 据 - to possess, to occupy; position; base