sēng duō zhōu shǎo

〈成〉僧が多く粥は少ない．人数に見合うだけの物がないこと．〈比喩〉人は多いが物資が少ない為十分に分配出来ない．

〈英語〉There are too many (Buddhist) monks and too little gruel, cannot meet the needs of the people

〈同〉粥少僧多