We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「開源節流」, with its usage explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「開源節流」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Develop water sources and control water flows. A metaphor for increasing income and saving expenses.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kāi yuán jiē liú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hoi1 yun4 jit3 lau4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
