Household expenses are high, so he's often stretched thin.
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From the 《庄子·让王》 description of 曾参 (Zengzi): 十年不制衣，正冠而缨绝，捉襟而肘见, ten years without a new robe, pull the lapels and the elbows pop out. Poverty depicted through tattered clothes.
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Covers both money troubles and broader inadequacy, too few staff, too little time, too little anything. The common thread: every fix to one problem opens another.
