"Short of money" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 紧 |  jǐn | tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten |   |
| 手头紧 | shǒu tóu jǐn | short of money / hard up | |
| 手紧 | shǒu jǐn | tightfisted / stingy / short of money / hard up | |
