入不敷出 (rù bù fū chū) — to be unable to make ends meet; income cannot cover expenses
Definition
A chengyu meaning income cannot cover expenses — used when spending outpaces earnings, typically about personal finances or a business's bottom line.
idiom
to be unable to make ends meetincome cannot cover expenses
Examples
- ，入不敷出。Tā zuì jìn huā qián tài duō, yǐ jīng rù bù fū chū le.He's been spending too much lately and is already unable to make ends meet.
- ，，入不敷出，。Zhè jiā gōng sī zhuàn dé shǎo, huā dé duō, rù bù fū chū, zuì hòu dǎo bì le.This company earned little but spent a lot, couldn't make ends meet, and eventually went bankrupt.
- 入不敷出，。Rú guǒ bù xiǎng rù bù fū chū, jiù yào xué huì lǐ cái.If you don't want to be unable to make ends meet, you need to learn financial management.
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