可着头做帽子,一点儿富余也没有 可著頭做帽子,一點兒富餘也沒有 可着頭做帽子,一點兒富餘也沒有

making a hat to fit the head exactly: no room to spare at all

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Said when there is no surplus or margin whatsoever, as with money or resources.
Simplified
可着头做帽子,一点儿富余也没有
Traditional (Taiwan)
可著頭做帽子,一點兒富餘也沒有
Traditional (Hong Kong)
可着頭做帽子,一點兒富餘也沒有
Pinyin
kězhetóuzuòmàozi,yìdiǎnr fùyu yě méiyǒu
Bopomofo
ㄎㄜˇ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄊㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄠˋ ˙ㄗ,ㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ ㄈㄨˋ ˙ㄩ ㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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