开源节流

Traditional: 開源節流

kāi yuán jié liú

Dictionary entry

lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending

What does 开源节流 mean?

开源节流 (kāi yuán jié liú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending

2to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 源yuánroot · source 节jiēsee 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]流liúto flow · to disseminate

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开源节流

kāi yuán jié liú

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