For example, when you can't cope with one thing and lose another, you often use the idiom "lack of money". The word "catch" in this idiom means to take or lift; The word "elbow" is pronounced "walk" in Cantonese, and the third sound in Putonghua Week refers to the outside of the joint between forearm and upper arm. The proper name in Chinese is "elbow" and in Cantonese it is also "hand".

After understanding several key words, it is not difficult to explain the idiom "I am short of money". It refers to a shabby little skirt that doesn't fit, but the elbow is exposed (covered) when pulling the skirt. It serves to show how serious it is to give up the basics!

This language comes from King Zhuangzi Qin. Zhuang Zhou admired Zeng Shen, a student of Confucius, and praised him for living in poverty but having high aspirations when he was defending the country. Zhuang Zhou described Zeng Shen as a poor robe with no face and ugly color; Calluses have grown on hands and feet; Sometimes I don't cook for three days; I haven't seen him make new clothes for ten years; His hat is untouchable. As soon as the hat was put in order, the hat band broke. As soon as the skirt is pulled, the elbow is exposed (the original text is' grab the elbow and look', that is, "stretched"); The shoes on the soles of the feet are exposed at the heels. However, he is not pessimistic. He often wears old clothes and sings Ode to Shang in rags. The sound overflows between heaven and earth, and the song is as beautiful as knocking on a stone!

From the above praise, people derive the word "lack of money" and it has become a common idiom today.

For example, "he is a small clerk and his income is not high." But if he wants to support the elderly and raise a small family, he will make do with food and clothing for the family. It happened that at this time, the child was hospitalized due to illness, which was really stretched! "