入不敷出

rù bù fū chū

Meaning

income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet

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入rùto enter, to come in; to join 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一敷fūto apply, to paint, to spread旉攵出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce屮凵

Examples

我建议你永远不要入不敷出。

Wǒ jiàn yì nǐ yǒng yuǎn bù yào rù bù fū chū.

I advise you never to live beyond your income.