量入为出 Save Sign in to save words Traditional (Taiwan): 量入為出 liàngrùwéichū ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨ to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom) to live within one's means You can only spend what you earn. Character by character 量(liàng)capacity 入(rù)enter 为(wéi)as (in the capacity of) 出(chū)go out A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0