僧多粥少

lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply

(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])

many; much / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-

see 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]

congee / gruel / porridge / CL:碗[wan3]

few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom

young