青黃不接 [ㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ; qing1 huang2 bu4 jie1] 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 ◄ ►