囊中羞涩

to be embarrassingly short of money

Characters and words in 囊中羞涩

sack / purse / pocket (for money)
China / Chinese / surname Zhong
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a dart board, because you always try to hit the center.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu-) is throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a dart board in front of the engine ((e)ng1). To make it a bit more difficult he's throwing mandarins (口) into the air as well and skewers them up right in the center (中 is a mandarin skewered on a dinosaur bone) in mid flight with the dinosaur bones. He's still able to consistently hit the center (中) of the dart board.
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)
shy / ashamed / shame / bashful / variant of 饈|馐[xiu1] / delicacies

= + : Marie Curie (xi) arranged a blind date for two friends in front of the outhouse (ou1). The two friends are an ox (丑) and a sheep (羊). As they see each other for the first time, both are very shy (羞).
shy / bashful
astringent / tart / acerbity / unsmooth / rough (surface) / hard to understand / obscure
old variant of 澀|涩[se4]

Words with 囊中羞涩

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Sentences with 囊中羞涩

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