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Meaning of 青黄不接

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青 qīng 黄 huáng 不 bù 接 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
现在科技人材青黄不接
。
There are not enough trained younger men and women ready to take over from older experts.
2
“
这是一块青黄不接的领域
。
”
他说
。
"This is a starveling field, " he says.
3
昆曲传人青黄不接
,
他是其中之一
。
He is also one of a dwindling breed of Kunqu artists.
4
其优秀的外交家很少
,
又青黄不接
。
Its few diplomats are good, but terribly overstretched.
5
没再呈现财务问题
、
可是自己们一度青黄不接
。
No further financial problem arose, but we once couldn't make both ends meet ...