ZH TH VI EN DE ES IT FR ML
gruel little gruel but many monks (not enough to go round)
Schleim zu viele Mönche und nicht genug Brei
pappa troppi monaci e non abbastanza porridge
gruau trop de moines et pas assez de porridge
gachas demasiados monjes y no hay suficientes gachas
046 Food 饮食 (yǐnshí) gruel 11 稀饭 [稀飯] xīfàn (thin-food) gruel: 一碗~ a bowl of || 吃/喝~ Note: It could mean 喜欢 (like) in internet language since some southern Chinese dialects do not discriminate between ‘f-’ and ‘h-,’ this makes 欢 (huan) and 饭 (fan) sort of similar in sound. '
204 To eliminate, need 消除, 需要 (xiāochú, xūyào) little gruel but many monks (not enough to go round) 53 僧多粥少 [-] sēngduō zhōushǎo (monk-many-porridge-less) little gruel but many monks (not enough to go round): 美国大学的教职~, 因此 博士生毕业在大学很难找到工作. There are too many professors and few vacancies in American universities, so it is hard for Ph.D. students to get a job at a university. '