量入为出 meaning in English
make both ends meet; adjust one's expense to one's income; base one's expenditures upon one's income; cut one's coat according to one's cloth; keep expenditures within the limit of income; keep expenses within one's income; limit expenditures in accordance with one's income; limit one's coat according to one's cloth; limit one's expenses by one's income; live within one's means; measure [regulate] the expenditure by one's income; not spend more than one's income; pay as you go; plan one's expenditures in the light of one's income; proportion the expenses to the receipts [to one's income]; spend no more than one earns [one's income]; stretch one's legs according to the coverlet; stretch [put] your arm [hand] no further than your sleeve will reach
Examples
- Budget your money , save and invest wisely
个人钱财,量入为出,储蓄投资,良好管理。 - Tv announcement : how to achieve fiscal balance
电视宣传短片:量入为出 - Never spend your money before you have it
钱到手了再花;量入为出。 - You should adjust your expenditure to your income
你应该量入为出。 - You cut your coat according to your cloth
量入为出,量布制衣。