捉襟见肘

捉
捉
襟
襟
见
見
肘
肘
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet

Characters and words in 捉襟见肘

捉
zhuo̅ = zhu + o1
to clutch / to grab / to capture
捉 = 扌 + 足 : In front of the observatory (o1) Julian Giant Squid (zhu) catches (捉) a football (足) using eight toy claws (扌).
襟
ji̅n = ji + (e)n1
lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
见
見
jiàn = ji + an4
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
见 = ⺆ + 儿 : Joan of Arc (ji) set up a surveillance camera (mnemonic symbol for 见) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). With its help, she can see Sun Wu Kong (儿) stapling (儿) his hat to his head.
见
見
xiàn = xi + an4
to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]
肘
zhǒu = zh + ou3
elbow / pork shoulder

Words with 捉襟见肘

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Sentences with 捉襟见肘

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