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Meaning of 青黄不接

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qīng huáng jiē (Trad.: 青黃不接)
lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop; temporary deficit in manpower or resources; unable to make ends meet
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Antonyms: 后继有人
Example Sentences
1
There are not enough trained younger men and women ready to take over from older experts.
2
"This is a starveling field, " he says.
3
He is also one of a dwindling breed of Kunqu artists.
4
Its few diplomats are good, but terribly overstretched.
5
No further financial problem arose, but we once couldn't make both ends meet ...