| 捉 |
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu | lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet |
| 捉 |
zhuō | to clutch / to grab / to capture |
| 襟 |
jīn | lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom |
| 见 |
jiàn | to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view |
| 见 |
xiàn | to appear / also written 现 |
| 肘 |
zhǒu | elbow / pork shoulder |