青黄不接 in English qing1 huang2 bu4 jie1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) yellow does not reach green (idiomatic expression); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
  • temporary deficit in manpower or resources
  • unable to make ends meet

Simplified Characters

青 黄 不 接

Traditional Characters

青 黃 不 接

Pinyin

qing1 huang2 bu4 jie1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

青qing1abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province 黄huang2surname Huang or Hwang 不bu4(negative prefix) 接jie1to receive