入不敷出

rù bù fū chū

Dictionary entry

income does not cover expenditure

What does 入不敷出 mean?

入不敷出 (rù bù fū chū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1income does not cover expenditure

2unable to make ends meet

Character breakdown

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入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-敷fūto spread · to lay out 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur

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入不敷出

rù bù fū chū

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