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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 捉襟見肘 [ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ; zhuo1 jin1 jian4 zhou3]
 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
 strapped for cash
 unable to make ends meet
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