囊中羞涩囊中羞澀

náng zhōng xiū sè

Meaning

to be embarrassingly short of money

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Characters

囊nángbag, purse, sack; to pocket, to stow口襄中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese口丨羞xiūshame, disgrace; shy, ashamed羊丑涩sèastringent, harsh, rough, uneven氵刃止