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量入為出

简量入为出 · 繁量入為出

Mandarin · pinyin liàng rù wéi chū

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

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4–4–2–1 · liang4 ru4 wei2 chu1

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loeng6 jap6 wai4 ceot1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) make ends meet; adjust one's expense to one's income; base one's expenditures upon one's income