捉襟見肘

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捉襟見肘

  • zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu Mandarin, Pinyin
  • zhuōjīnxiànzhǒu Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • zuk¹ kam¹ gin⁶ zau² Cantonese, Jyutping
  • zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • jhuojinjiànjhǒu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • cho¹-chin¹-chien⁴-chou³ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • jwō-jīn-jyàn-jǒu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • juojinjiannjoou Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • чжоцзиньцзяньчжоу Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • zhuōjīnxiànzhǒu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • jhuojinsiànjhǒu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • cho¹-chin¹-hsien⁴-chou³ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • jwō-jīn-syàn-jǒu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • juojinshiannjoou Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • чжоцзиньсяньчжоу Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • zuk¹ kam¹ gin⁶ zau² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • jūk kām gihn jáu Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • dzuk⁷ kam¹ gin⁶ dzau² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • zug¹ kem¹ gin⁶ zeo² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /t͡sʊk̚⁵ kʰɐm⁵⁵ kiːn²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou

phrase 捉襟见肘 · 捉衿見肘 · 捉衿见肘

  1. 形容人衣衫破敗 攤上坐了一人,生得眉清目秀,年紀約有四十上下,穿了一件捉襟見肘的夏布長衫。
  2. figuratively 生活極為窮困,或是無法顧及整體,照顧不周的窘態 捉襟見肘,免類於前哲;裂裳裹踵,無取於昔人。

Similar: 顧此失彼, 顾此失彼, 左支右絀, 左支右绌 · Opposite: 綽綽有餘, 绰绰有余, 應付自如, 应付自如

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捉襟見肘. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%8D%89%E8%A5%9F%E8%A6%8B%E8%82%98

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"捉襟見肘." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%8D%89%E8%A5%9F%E8%A6%8B%E8%82%98.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {捉襟見肘},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%8D%89%E8%A5%9F%E8%A6%8B%E8%82%98},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}