How to say "也只是捉襟见肘" (yě zhǐ shì zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu) in Chinese dialogue

yě也zhǐ只shì是zhuō捉jīn襟jiàn见zhǒu肘

but her monthly stipend was still barely enough.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
zhuō捉jīn襟jiàn见zhǒu肘
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0151:18
dàn但jǐn仅píng凭měi每yuè月de的xīn薪fèng俸

“but her monthly stipend was still barely enough.”

LINE 0251:20
PLAYING SCENE
yě也zhǐ只shì是zhuō捉jīn襟jiàn见zhǒu肘

“but her monthly stipend was still barely enough.”

LINE 0351:23
suǒ yǐ jiù zì jǐ xiù yī xiē sī pà所以 就自己绣一些丝帕

“So she embroidered handkerchiefs herself”

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Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E1
Timestamp51:20
TMDB ID278127 →