青黄不接
Traditional form:
青黃不接
Pinyin (reading):
qīnghuángbùjiē
Definitions:
- 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
Characters:
- 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young
- 黄 - yellow; surname
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 接 - to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone
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