入不敷出 [－－－－]

Jyutping jap6 bat1 fu1 ceot1
Pinyin rù bù fū chū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. income does not cover expenditure
  2. unable to make ends meet
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    支出​多過​收入​；​收入​同​支出​平衡​唔​到
    can't make ends meet
    • 我今個月洗突咗，搞到入不敷出。
      我今个月洗突咗，搞到入不敷出。
      ngo5 gam1 go3 jyut6 sai2 dat6 zo2, gaau2 dou3 jap6 bat1 fu1 ceot1.
      I can't make ends meet this month since I've spent too much.
  2. 近義詞
    入不敷支
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    unable to make ends meet; income cannot cover expenditure; to spend more than one earns
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我建议你永远不要入不敷出。
    我建議你永遠不要入不敷出。
    wǒ jiàn yì nǐ yǒng yuǎn bù yào rù bù fū chū 。
    • I advise you never to live beyond your income.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我今个月洗突咗，搞到入不敷出。
    我今個月洗突咗，搞到入不敷出。
    ngo5 gam1 go3 jyut6 sai2 dat6 zo2, gaau2 dou3 jap6 bat1 fu1 ceot1.
    • I can't make ends meet this month since I've spent too much.