僧多粥少 meaning in Chinese
there are too many (buddhist) monks and too little gruel -- cannot meet the needs of the people.; the monks are many and the supply of gruel is meager -- not enough to go around
Examples
- Good jobs are not enough to go round for university graduates
好的工作对大学毕业生来说是僧多粥少啊。 - Since china has joined the wto , more and more foreign corporations enter into architecture market which result in drastic competition
目前,建筑业作为充分竞争的产业,市场竞争十分激烈,加上我国已加入wto ,外资企业纷纷涌入,这使本来就僧多粥少的市场,竞争更为激烈。