捉襟见肘

See also: 捉襟見肘

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 捉襟见肘 – see 捉襟見肘 (“to clutch one's collar only to expose one's elbows; to be pitifully poor; to be desperately poor; to be hard up; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 捉襟見肘).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.