Meaning of 青黄不接
青黄不接 means temporary shortage of resources; gap between the depletion of old supplies and the arrival of new ones. Pronounced qīng huáng bù jiē.
- temporary shortage of resources; gap between the depletion of old supplies and the arrival of new ones
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
zhèng正
chǔ处
yú于
qīng青
huáng黄
bù不
jiē接
de的
jiē阶
duàn段
，
lǎo老
yuán员
gōng工
lí离
zhí职
le了
，
xīn新
yuán员
gōng工
hái还
méi没
zhāo招
dào到
。
Our company is in a transitional phase right now—old employees have left but new ones haven't been hired yet.
Zhè这
gè个
jì季
jié节
liáng粮
shi食
qīng青
huáng黄
bù不
jiē接
，
jià价
gé格
zì自
rán然
huì会
shàng上
zhǎng涨
。
During this season when there's a gap between grain harvests, prices naturally rise.
Qiú球
duì队
xiàn现
zài在
qīng青
huáng黄
bù不
jiē接
，
lǎo老
jiàng将
tuì退
yì役
hòu后
méi没
yǒu有
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
nián年
qīng轻
xuǎn选
shǒu手
jiē接
bān班
。
The team currently faces a generational gap; after the veterans retired, there were no outstanding young players to take over.