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囊中羞涩
/ náng zhōng xiūsè /
Strokes
Definition
to be embarrassingly short of money
Example
Definition
have a light/lean/shallow/slender purse; be low in pocket; be short of money
1
Wǒ
我
běn
本
xiǎng
想
wéi
为
nǐ
你
kāi
开
gè
个
shēngrì
生日
wǎnhuì
晚会
,
kě
可
nángzhōngxiūsè
囊中羞涩
,
zhǐhǎo
只好
suàn
算
le
了
。
I wanted to hold a birthday party for you, but I have to give it up just because I couldn't afford it.