僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo 🔊 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)fig. not enough to go arounddemand exceeds supply Its characters 僧sēngBuddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])多duōmany; muchHSK 1粥zhōucongeeHSK 6少shǎofew; littleHSK 1