粵

供gung1不bat1應jing3求kau4

simp供不应求
gung1 bat1 jing3 kau4gōng bù yìng qiú

English

  1. supply does not meet demand
  2. in short supply; the supply is unable to meet the demand

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 供應少過需求；太多人想要一樣嘢，而嗰樣嘢嘅數量或者產量又唔夠高

Examples

  • 香港地少人多，連骨灰龕位都供不應求。

    Hong Kong is too densely packed that even storage space for cremated remains are in short supply.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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