量入为出

liàng rù wéi chū

Definitions

1. to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
2. You can only spend what you earn.

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Child Words of 量入为出

• 入 入 rù: to enter
• 出 出 chū: to go out
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 量 量 liáng: to measure
• 量 量 liàng: capacity