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入不敷出

/ rù bù fū chū /
Strokes

Definition

income does not cover expenditure/unable to make ends meet

Example

Definition

income falling short of one's expenditure; income cannot cover outlay; cannot make both ends meet; one's expenses/expenditures exceed income; live beyond/above one's means; run behind one's expenses

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入不敷出
  

My earnings and spending were often out of whack.