A period of temporary shortage or difficulty, especially when old supplies have run out and new ones are not yet available; a transitional period of scarcity (e.g., between two crops, generations of personnel, or resources).
每年春天，菜农们都会经历一段青黄不接的时期，冬天的蔬菜卖完了，夏天的还没长出来
Every spring, vegetable farmers experience a period of temporary shortage, as winter vegetables have sold out and summer ones haven't grown yet.
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