demand exceeds supply(gōng bù yìng qiú)

demand exceeds supply

Short of supply, Chinese idiom, pronunciation is g ō NGB ù y ì nqi ú, which means that supply can not meet demand, describes a large demand for something, but the supply is insufficient. From "selected works of Mao Dun: a trip to Nanguan, Changchun".

The origin of Idioms

"Now we have accepted orders from six units in the south, producing one to two tons a day, which is in short supply," said Mao Dun's anthology, a trip to Nanguan in Changchun

Idiom usage

Ba Jin's "memory, awakening and activities" said: "at that time, new books and newspapers in Chengdu were very popular, often ～."

Chinese PinYin : gōng bù yìng qiú