捉襟见肘

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

zhuō = zhu + o1

to clutch / to grab / to capture

jīn = 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

jiàn = ji + an4

to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

xiàn = xi + an4

to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]

zhǒu = zh + ou3

elbow / pork shoulder

捉襟见肘 is not used as a component in another word.

捉襟见肘 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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