僧多粥少 Many monks, little porridge
Explanation
比喻人多东西少，不够分配。
It means there are too many people and too few things, which are not enough to distribute.
Origin Story
从前，在一个偏僻的小山村里，有一座古老的寺庙。庙里住着许多和尚，每天都有人来化缘，但村子里的百姓生活贫困，供养不起这么多和尚。有一天，寺庙里要举行一年一度的斋饭，主持让小和尚们去化缘，准备斋饭的食材。小和尚们走遍了整个村庄，却只化缘到了一小锅稀粥。到了斋饭的时候，寺庙里挤满了和尚，而只有一小锅稀粥，远远不够分。主持无奈地宣布斋饭取消，和尚们都饿着肚子离开了寺庙。这个故事就成了“僧多粥少”的典故，用来形容人多资源少，供不应求的局面。
Once upon a time, in a remote mountain village, there was an ancient temple. Many monks lived there, and every day people came to beg for alms. However, the villagers were poor and could not support so many monks. One day, the temple was to hold its annual vegetarian meal. The abbot sent the young monks out to beg for alms and prepare the ingredients for the meal. The young monks searched the entire village, but they only collected a small pot of thin porridge. When it was time for the vegetarian meal, the temple was filled with monks, but there was only a small pot of porridge, far from enough for everyone. The abbot reluctantly announced the cancellation of the vegetarian meal, and the monks left the temple hungry. This story became the origin of the idiom "僧多粥少", which describes a situation where many people are reliant on few resources and demand far exceeds supply.
Usage
用于形容人多而资源少，供不应求的局面。
It is used to describe a situation where there are many people but few resources, and the supply is insufficient to meet the demand.
Examples
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这次会议，人多任务少，僧多粥少，效率很低。
zheyici huiyi,renduorenwushaosengduozhoushao,xiaolvhendi.
The meeting was inefficient; there were too many people and too few tasks.
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资源有限，僧多粥少，大家要合理分配。
ziyuan youxian,sengduozhoushao,dajiayaoheli fenpei
With limited resources, we'll have to make sure everything is fairly allocated among everyone present, as we're short on supplies for the large group present.