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狼多肉少

Mandarin · pinyin láng duō ròu shǎo

Meanings

  1. many wolves and not enough meat
  2. not enough to go around
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狼
láng · wolf
多
duō · much, many; more than, over
肉
ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
少
shǎo · few, less, inadequate
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2–1–4–3 · lang2 duo1 rou4 shao3

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long4 do1 juk6 siu2

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  1. (idiomatic) a situation where many individuals fight over scarce resources

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