Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「入不敷出」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「入不敷出」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Fu: enough, sufficient. Income is not enough to cover expenses.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rù bù fū chū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yap6 bat1 fu1 cheut1
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
