僧多粥少sēng duō zhōu shǎo [释义] 和尚多,而供和尚喝的粥少。比喻物少人多,不够分配。 [语出] 清·西周生《醒世姻缘传》第六十二回:“师爷的席面是看得见的东西,再要来一个撞席的,便就僧多粥薄,相公就不够吃了。” [近义] 人浮于事; 粥少僧多; [结构] 联合式;作谓语、定语、分句;含贬义 [英译] the gruel is meagre and the monks are many—not enough to go round;supply falls short of demand