綽綽有餘

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Chinese

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to have an abundance; odd; about; or so
 
trad. (綽綽有餘) 綽綽 有餘
simp. (绰绰有余) 绰绰 有余

Etymology

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From the Classic of Poetry, poem 223 (《詩經·小雅·角弓》):

兄弟綽綽
兄弟交相
[Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
兄弟绰绰
兄弟交相
[Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Cǐ lìng xiōngdì, chuòchuò yǒu yù.
Bù lìng xiōngdì, jiāoxiàng wéi yù.
[Pinyin]
Those brothers who are good, Continue to display much generous feeling; But between brothers who are not good, Their intercourse is marked by troubles.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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綽綽有餘

  1. more than sufficient; ample