捉襟見肘 (zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2) — in dire straits; in strained circumstan… in Cantonese | HKDictionary

zukˉ¹捉kamˉ¹襟gin˗₃見zaauˊ²肘

简捉襟见肘

Mandarin Pinyin: zhuo1 jin1 jian4 zhou3

Meaning of 捉襟見肘

nounin dire straits; in strained circumstances; unable to make both ends meet

nountightening the lapels of the jacket would expose the elbows

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Characters in 捉襟見肘

grasp; seize hold of; clutch

brothers-in-law whose wives are sisters

meet; call on; visit

elbow; upper part of a leg of pork

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