捉 ㄓㄨㄛ zhuō 襟 ㄐㄧㄣ jīn 见 ㄐㄧㄢ ˋ jiàn 肘 ㄓㄡ ˇ zhǒu 捉 ㄓㄨㄛ zhuō 襟 ㄐㄧㄣ jīn 見 ㄐㄧㄢ ˋ jiàn 肘 ㄓㄡ ˇ zhǒu lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) strapped for cash unable to make ends meet