僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2
- lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- fig. not enough to go around
- demand exceeds supply
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僧
- 僧人 sēng rén ㄙㄥ ㄖㄣˊ zang1 jan4 monk
- 僧伽 sēng qié ㄙㄥ ㄑㄧㄝˊ zang1 gaa1 (Buddhism) sangha
- 僧侣 僧侶 sēng lǚ ㄙㄥ ㄌㄩˇ zang1 leoi5 monk
- 僧俗 sēng sú ㄙㄥ ㄙㄨˊ zang1 zuk6 Buddhist monks and secular people
- 僧尼 sēng ní ㄙㄥ ㄋㄧˊ zang1 nei4 (Buddhist) monks and nuns
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- 僧徒 sēng tú ㄙㄥ ㄊㄨˊ zang1 tou4 Buddhist monks
- 僧院 sēng yuàn ㄙㄥ ㄩㄢˋ zang1 jyun2 abbey
- 唐僧 Táng sēng ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄥ tong4 zang1 Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
- 沙僧 Shā Sēng ㄕㄚ ㄙㄥ saa1 zang1 Sha Wujing
- 圣僧 聖僧 shèng sēng ㄕㄥˋ ㄙㄥ sing3 zang1 senior monk
- 贫僧 貧僧 pín sēng ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄥ pan4 zang1 (humble) I (used by Buddhist monks)
- 高僧 gāo sēng ㄍㄠ ㄙㄥ gou1 zang1 a senior monk
- 僧帽猴 sēng mào hóu ㄙㄥ ㄇㄠˋ ㄏㄡˊ zang1 mou6 hau4 capuchin monkey
- 僧帽瓣 sēng mào bàn ㄙㄥ ㄇㄠˋ ㄅㄢˋ see 二尖瓣
- 张僧繇 張僧繇 Zhāng Sēng yóu ㄓㄤ ㄙㄥ ㄧㄡˊ zoeng1 zang1 jau4 Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
- 扫地僧 掃地僧 Sǎo dì Sēng ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄙㄥ sou3 dei6 zang1 Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龙八部)
- 苦行僧 kǔ xíng sēng ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄥ fu2 hang4 zang1 ascetic monk
- 佛法僧目 fó fǎ sēng mù ㄈㄛˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄥ ㄇㄨˋ fat6 faat3 zang1 muk6 Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills
- 僧加罗语 僧加羅語 Sēng jiā luó yǔ ㄙㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ zang1 gaa1 lo4 jyu5 Sinhalese (language)
- 僧帽水母 sēng mào shuǐ mǔ ㄙㄥ ㄇㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄨˇ zang1 mou2 seoi2 mou5 (zoology) Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis)
多
- 增多 zēng duō ㄗㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ zang1 do1 to increase
- 多久 duō jiǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄡˇ do1 gau2 (of time) how long?
- 多元 duō yuán ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊ do1 jyun4 poly-
- 多半 duō bàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋ do1 bun3 most
- 多多 duō duō ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ do1 do1 many
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- 多寡 duō guǎ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄚˇ do1 gwaa2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 多年 duō nián ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄢˊ do1 nin4 many years
- 多心 duō xīn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ do1 sam1 oversensitive
- 多数 多數 duō shù ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨˋ do1 sou3 majority; most
- 多样 多樣 duō yàng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧㄤˋ do1 joeng6 diverse
- 多次 duō cì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘˋ do1 ci3 many times
- 多种 多種 duō zhǒng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨㄥˇ do1 zung2 many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
- 多亏 多虧 duō kuī ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄟ do1 kwai1 thanks to
- 多谢 多謝 duō xiè ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄝˋ do1 ze6 many thanks
- 多边 多邊 duō biān ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄢ do1 bin1 multilateral
- 多云 多雲 duō yún ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄣˊ do1 wan4 (meteorology) cloudy
- 多余 多餘 duō yú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩˊ do1 jyu4 superfluous
- 多么 多麼 duō me ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄇㄜ do1 mo1 how (wonderful etc)
粥
- 一锅粥 一鍋粥 yī guō zhōu ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ jat1 wo1 zuk1 (lit.) a pot of porridge
- 白粥 bái zhōu ㄅㄞˊ ㄓㄡ baak6 zuk1 plain rice congee
- 稀粥 xī zhōu ㄒㄧ ㄓㄡ hei1 zuk1 water gruel
- 米粥 mǐ zhōu ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄡ mai5 zuk1 congee
- 粥厂 粥廠 zhōu chǎng ㄓㄡ ㄔㄤˇ zuk1 cong2 food relief center
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- 粥棚 zhōu péng ㄓㄡ ㄆㄥˊ zuk1 paang4 food relief center
- 荤粥 葷粥 Xūn yù ㄒㄩㄣ ㄩˋ fan1 zuk1 Xunyu, an ethnic group of northern China in ancient times
- 𥻗粥 chá zhōu ㄔㄚˊ ㄓㄡ gruel made from ground maize
- 八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu ㄅㄚ ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄡ baat3 bou2 zuk1 rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
- 燕麦粥 燕麥粥 yàn mài zhōu ㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ ㄓㄡ jin3 mak6 zuk1 oatmeal
- 腊八粥 臘八粥 là bā zhōu ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚ ㄓㄡ laap6 baat3 zuk1 Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
- 豌豆粥 wān dòu zhōu ㄨㄢ ㄉㄡˋ ㄓㄡ wun1 dau2 zuk1 pea gruel
- 施粥舍饭 施粥捨飯 shī zhōu shě fàn ㄕ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄜˇ ㄈㄢˋ si1 zuk1 se2 faan6 to provide alms and rice (idiom)
- 煲电话粥 煲電話粥 bāo diàn huà zhōu ㄅㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄡ bou1 din6 waa6 zuk1 to talk endlessly on the phone
- 粥少僧多 zhōu shǎo sēng duō ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ zuk1 siu3 zang1 do1 see 僧多粥少
- 粥样硬化 粥樣硬化 zhōu yàng yìng huà ㄓㄡ ㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk1 joeng6 ngaang6 faa3 atherosclerosis
少
- 不少 bù shǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ bat1 siu2 many; quite a few; a good number of
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 少儿 少兒 shào ér ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ siu3 ji4 child
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
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- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 少数 少數 shǎo shù ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ siu2 sou3 small number
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 最少 zuì shǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ zeoi3 siu2 at least
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 至少 zhì shǎo ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ zi3 siu2 at least
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 青少年 qīng shào nián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cing1 siu3 nin4 adolescent
- 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ do1 do1 siu2 siu2 to some extent