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sēngduōzhōushǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
fig. not enough to go around
demand exceeds supply

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        sēnglǚ, [僧侶], monk
        sēng, monk/Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
        sēngrén, monk
        
        gāosēng, a senior monk
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        duō, many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to what extent)/multi-/Tai...
        
        duōshǎo/duōshao, number/amount/somewhat, how much?/how many?/(phone number, student ID etc) what ...
        duōjiǔ, how long?
        chàbuduō, almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad
        duōme, [多麼], how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)/however (difficult it may be etc)/(i...
        duōxiè, [多謝], many thanks/thanks a lot
        xǔduō, [許多], many/a lot of/much
        dàduōshù, [大多數], (great) majority
        hǎoduō, many/quite a lot/much better
        duōkuī, [多虧], thanks to/luckily
        Wéiduōlìyà, [維多利亞], Victoria (name)/Victoria, capital of the Seychelles
        duōshù, [多數], majority/most
        duōyú, [多餘], superfluous/unnecessary/surplus
        
        duōcì, many times/repeatedly
        zhòngduō, [眾多], numerous
        dàduō, for the most part/many/most/the greater part/mostly
        
        duōduō, many/much/a lot/lots and lots/more/even more
        
        duōguǎnxiánshì, [多管閒事], meddling in other people's business
        duōbàn, most/mostly/most likely
        BōduōLígè, Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States
        Sàěrwǎduō, [薩爾瓦多], El Salvador
        juédàduōshù, [絕大多數], absolute majority/overwhelming majority
        Kēluólāduō, [科羅拉多], Colorado
        duōyí, mistrustful/suspicious/paranoid
        Duōmǐníkè, Dominica
        duōzuǐ, talkative/to speak out of turn/to blab/to shoot one's mouth off/rumors fly
        Bèiduōfēn, [貝多芬], Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer
        duōzhǒng, [多種], many kinds of/multiple/diverse/multi-
        
        dǐngduō, [頂多], at most/at best
        
        Duōlì, Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic...
        Àolánduō, [奧蘭多], Orlando
        duōmǐnuò, [多米諾], domino (loanword)
        duōchóng, multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
        
        
        
        Kēluólāduōzhōu, [科羅拉多州], Colorado
        duōcáiduōyì, [多才多藝], multi-talented
        Pānduōlā, Pandora
        Duōlúnduō, [多倫多], Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada
        zēngduō, to increase/to grow in number
        zhūduō, [諸多], (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
        huòduōhuòshǎo, more or less
        
        Duōfó, Dover
        duōbiàn, [多變], fickle/multi-variate (math.)
        duōqíng, affectionate/passionate/emotional/sentimental
        
姿         duōzīduōcǎi, diversity (of forms and colors)
        fēngfùduōcǎi, [豐富多彩], richly colorful
        duōyànghuà, [多樣化], diversification/to diversify
        zúzhìduōmóu, [足智多謀], resourceful/full of stratagems
        duōyú, [多於], more than/greater than
        
        duōyàngxìng, [多樣性], variegation/diversity
        guòduō, [過多], too many/excessive
        
        guǐjìduōduān, [詭計多端], deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous/full of craft and cunning
        
        duōcǐyījǔ, [多此一舉], to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous/gilding the lily
        
        Bōěrduō, [波爾多], Bordeaux
        duōcǎi, colorful/flamboyant
        
        
        duōméitǐ, [多媒體], multimedia
        
        
        
        Gélánfēnduō, [格蘭芬多], Gryffindor (Harry Potter)
        duōyuánhuà, diversification/pluralism/to diversify
        duōshí, [多時], long time
        liángduō, considerably/much/quite a bit
        duōduōshǎoshǎo, to some extent/more or less
        Duōmǐníjiā, Dominica/Dominican Republic
        
        
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        Lābùlāduō, Labrador, Canada/Labrador (a breed of dog)
        duōshì, meddlesome/eventful
        Yàlǐshìduōdé, [亞里士多德], Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher
        duōzhǒngduōyàng, [多種多樣], manifold/all sorts/many and varied
        
        
        duōyàng, [多樣], diverse/diversity/manifold
        Èguāduōěr, [厄瓜多爾], Ecuador
        
        
        Yàlǐsīduōdé, [亞里斯多德], Aristotle (philosopher)
        Bābāduōsī, Barbados
        Bǐlāduō, Pilate (Pontius Pilate in the Biblical passion story)
        
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        DuōmǐníjiāGònghéguó, [多米尼加共和國], Dominican Republic
        bùkěduōdé, hard to come by/rare
        Tuōláiduō, [托萊多], Toledo, Spain
        
        
        
        
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        Luónàěrduō, [羅納爾多], Ronaldo (name)/Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-), Portuguese soccer player
        
        
        zhìduō, up to the maximum/upper limit/at most
        Jīduō, Quito, capital of Ecuador
        duōfāng, in many ways/from all sides
        xiōngduōjíshǎo, everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious/everything points ...
        duōduōyìshàn, the more the better
        
        
        
        
        
        duōmiànshǒu, multi-talented person/versatile person/all-rounder
        
        duōfāngmiàn, many-sided/in many aspects
        
        
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        hǎoshìduōmó, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
        
        
        Duōěr, [多爾], Dole (name)/Bob Dole (1923-), US Republican politician, Kansas senator 1969-1996
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        Ānduō, Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Nà qǔ dì qū],...
        
        rénduōshìzhòng, [人多勢眾], many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength/There is safe...
        DuōnǎoHé, Danube
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Láiángnàduō, [萊昂納多], Leonardo (name)
        Mòduōkè, Murdoch (name)/Rupert Murdoch (1931-), media magnate
        duōrúniúmáo, as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)/great amount of/countless
        duōgōngnéng, multi-functional/multi-function
        
        
        
        Móěrduōwǎ, [摩爾多瓦], Moldova/Republic of Moldova, former Soviet republic on the border with Romania
        
        
        
        
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        duōkǒng, porous
        
        
        biànhuàduōduān, [變化多端], changeable/changing/varied/full of changes
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        Duōlún, [多倫], Duolun county in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongoli...
        
        
        Āduōnísī, Adonis, figure in Greek mythology
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        Dùsāiěrduōfū, [杜塞爾多夫], Düsseldorf (Germany)
        
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        ShèngSàěrwǎduō, [聖薩爾瓦多], San Salvador, capital of El Salvador
        
        
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        jǐduō, [幾多], (dialect) how much/how many/how (smart etc)/such ...
        duōtáng, polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate such as starch 澱粉|淀粉 and cellulose 纖維素|纤维素)
        
        
        
        
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        xuànlìduōcǎi, [絢麗多彩], bright and colorful/gorgeous
        
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        Kēěrduōwǎ, [科爾多瓦], Córdoba, Spain
        
        duōláoduōdé, [多勞多得], work more and get more
        
        
        
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姿         duōzī, many postures
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        Suǒduōmǎ, [索多瑪], Sodom
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        Wéiduōlìyàzhōu, [維多利亞州], Victoria, southeastern Australian state
        
        
        Gēlínduō, Corinth
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        duōlǐ, [多禮], too polite/overcourteous
        
        
        
        
        Duōhā, Doha, capital of Qatar
        
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        Hāmǐjíduōdùn, [哈米吉多頓], Armageddon (in Revelation 16:6)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        zhìduōxīng, resourceful person/mastermind
        
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·         Wéikèduō·Yǔguǒ, [維克多·雨果], Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer
        
        
        
        
        duōdá, [多達], up to/no less than/as much as
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        TèlìnídáhéDuōbāgē, [特立尼達和多巴哥], Trinidad and Tobago
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        duōbiānxíng, [多邊形], polygon
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        Bābèiduō, [巴貝多], Barbados, Caribbean island (Tw)
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        Suǒduōmǎ, [所多瑪], Sodom
        
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        Duōmíngníjiā, Dominica/Dominican Republic (Tw)
        
        
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        duōshān, mountainous
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        duōtóu, [多頭], many-headed/many-layered (authority)/devolved (as opposed to centralized)/plural...
        
        
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        yánduōbìshī, if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
        
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        zuìduō, at most/maximum/greatest (amount)/maximal
        
        shìduōpílí, strawberry (loanword)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        yù/zhōu, see 葷粥|荤粥[Xūn yù], congee/gruel/porridge/CL:碗[wǎn]
        yīguōzhōu, [一鍋粥], (lit.) a pot of porridge/(fig.) a complete mess
        xīzhōu, water gruel/thin porridge
        
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        sēngduōzhōushǎo, lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)/fig. not enough to go around/demand e...

        duōshǎo/duōshao, number/amount/somewhat, how much?/how many?/(phone number, student ID etc) what ...
        zhìshǎo, at least/(to say the) least
        shǎo/shào, few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom, young
        bùshǎo, many/a lot/not few
        shàoxiào, junior ranking officer in Chinese army/major/lieutenant commander
        jiǎnshǎo, [減少], to lessen/to decrease/to reduce/to lower
        shàonǚ, girl/young lady
        qīngshàonián, adolescent/youth/teenager
        shàonián, early youth/youngster/(literary) youth/young man
        quēshǎo, lack/shortage of/shortfall/to be short (of)/to lack
        shǎoshù, [少數], small number/few/minority
        shǎojiàn, [少見], rare/not familiar (to the speaker)/sth rarely experience/hard to see
        shàoye, [少爺], son of the boss/young master of the house/your son (honorific)
        shǎoliàng, a smidgen/a little bit/a few
        shàowèi, second lieutenant (army rank)
        
        huòduōhuòshǎo, more or less
        shǎoxǔ, [少許], a little/a few
        niánshào, young/junior
        shàojiàng, [少將], major general/rear admiral/air vice marshal
        shǎobuliǎo, cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
        bìbùkěshǎo, absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential
        shǎoyǒu, rare/infrequent
        shǎoshùmínzú, [少數民族], national minority/ethnic group
        shàoniánfàn, young criminal/juvenile delinquent
        xīshǎo, sparse/rare
        
        Shàolín, the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
        shàoér, [少兒], child
        duōduōshǎoshǎo, to some extent/more or less
        nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
        zuìshǎo, at least/minimum/lowest (amount)/minimal
        shàofù, [少婦], young married woman
        
        
        xiōngduōjíshǎo, everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious/everything points ...
        lǎoshào, the old and the young
        ShàolínSì, Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shàonánshàonǚ, boys and girls/teenagers
        
        ShàoniánGōng, [少年宮], Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurr...
        
        shàozhuàngpài, [少壯派], young guard/young and vigorous group with new ideas/new wave
        
        rényānxīshǎo, [人煙稀少], no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
        quēyīshǎoshí, short of food and clothing/destitute
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        shàonǎinai, young lady of the house/wife of the young master
        
        
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