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捉襟见肘 (捉襟見肘)

zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

捉
=
扌
+
足
襟
=
衤
+
禁
见
=
冂
+
儿
肘
=
月
+
寸

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