捉襟見肘 [－－见－]

Jyutping zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2
Pinyin zhuō jīn xiàn zhǒu

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to have too many problems to handle at one time; to be severely lacking in resources to deal with issues on multiple fronts
    (syn.) 顾此失彼, 顧此失彼
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    to be pitifully poor; to be desperately poor; to be hard up

捉襟見肘 [－－见－]

Jyutping zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2
Pinyin zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    生活​非常​貧困​，​食到​飯​就​冇​衫​着​咁​款
    to have too many difficulties to cope with; to be hard up for cash
    • 我而家嘅生活捉襟見肘，邊度有錢去消遣吖？
      我而家嘅生活捉襟见肘，边度有钱去消遣吖？
      ngo5 ji4 gaa1 ge3 sang1 wut6 zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2, bin1 dou6 jau5 cin2 heoi3 siu1 hin2 aa1?
      I'm hard up at the moment, how would I have the money for entertainment?

捉襟見肘 [－－见－]

Jyutping zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2
Pinyin zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. strapped for cash
  3. unable to make ends meet
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    生活​非常​貧困​，​食到​飯​就​冇​衫​着​咁​款
    to have too many difficulties to cope with; to be hard up for cash
    • 我而家嘅生活捉襟見肘，邊度有錢去消遣吖？
      我而家嘅生活捉襟见肘，边度有钱去消遣吖？
      ngo5 ji4 gaa1 ge3 sang1 wut6 zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2, bin1 dou6 jau5 cin2 heoi3 siu1 hin2 aa1?
      I'm hard up at the moment, how would I have the money for entertainment?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to have too many problems to handle at one time; to be severely lacking in resources to deal with issues on multiple fronts
    (syn.) 顾此失彼, 顧此失彼
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    to be pitifully poor; to be desperately poor; to be hard up
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我而家嘅生活捉襟见肘，边度有钱去消遣吖？
    我而家嘅生活捉襟見肘，邊度有錢去消遣吖？
    ngo5 ji4 gaa1 ge3 sang1 wut6 zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2, bin1 dou6 jau5 cin2 heoi3 siu1 hin2 aa1?
    • I'm hard up at the moment, how would I have the money for entertainment?