量入为出

Traditional form:

量入為出

Pinyin (reading):

liàngrùwéichū

Definitions:

• to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
• You can only spend what you earn.

Characters:

• 量 - measure, volume; amount, quantity
• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce

Traditional characters:

• 量 - measure, volume; amount, quantity
• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce