青黃不接 — qing1 huang2 bu4 jie1 — Chinese Dictionary

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青

黃

不

接

青

黃

不

接

Definitions4 characters

qing¹ huang² bu⁴ jie¹

lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop/temporary deficit in manpower or resources/unable to make ends meet

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

青

黃

不

接

As word

1

qing¹

lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop/temporary deficit in manpower or resources/unable to make ends meet

2

huang²

lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop/temporary deficit in manpower or resources/unable to make ends meet

3

bu⁴

lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop/temporary deficit in manpower or resources/unable to make ends meet

4

jie¹

lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop/temporary deficit in manpower or resources/unable to make ends meet