ru4
bu4
fu1
chu1
  1. income does not cover expenditure
  2. unable to make ends meet

Characters

  • 入 (入): to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]
  • 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
  • 敷 (敷): to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough
  • 出 (出): to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

Resources

Examples

我建议你永远不要入不敷出。

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