捉襟见肘 (捉襟見肘)
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
Pinyin

Definition

捉襟见肘 (捉襟見肘)
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zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. strapped for cash
  3. unable to make ends meet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhuō
  1. 1 to clutch
  2. 2 to grab
  3. 3 to capture
bǔ zhuō
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
xiōng jīn
  1. 1 lapel of jacket
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 aspiration
  4. 4 vision
shǒu zhǒu
  1. 1 elbow
zhuō zhù
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to grapple with
  3. 3 to hold onto

Idioms (10)

扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
  1. 1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2 strapped for cash
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)
瓮中捉鳖
wèng zhōng zhuō biē
  1. 1 to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target
  2. 2 a turkey shoot