"入不敷出" meaning in Chinese

See 入不敷出 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐp̚² pɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/, /jɐp̚² pɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/ Chinese transliterations: rùbùfūchū [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄖㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨ ㄔㄨ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jap⁶ bat¹ fu¹ ceot¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], rùbùfūchū [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], rùbùfuchu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ju⁴-pu⁴-fu¹-chʻu¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], rù-bù-fū-chū [Mandarin, Yale], ruhbufuchu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], жубуфучу [Mandarin, Palladius], žubufuču [Mandarin, Palladius], yahp bāt fū chēut [Cantonese, Yale], jap⁹ bat⁷ fu¹ tsoet⁷ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yeb⁶ bed¹ fu¹ cêd¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 入不敷出
  1. unable to make ends meet; income cannot cover expenditure; to spend more than one earns Tags: idiomatic
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "入不敷出",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unable to make ends meet; income cannot cover expenditure; to spend more than one earns"
      ],
      "id": "en-入不敷出-zh-phrase-mZhsCykA",
      "links": [
        [
          "unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "make ends meet",
          "make ends meet"
        ],
        [
          "income",
          "income"
        ],
        [
          "expenditure",
          "expenditure"
        ],
        [
          "spend",
          "spend"
        ],
        [
          "earn",
          "earn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rùbùfūchū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨ ㄔㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jap⁶ bat¹ fu¹ ceot¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rùbùfūchū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rùbùfuchu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju⁴-pu⁴-fu¹-chʻu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rù-bù-fū-chū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ruhbufuchu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "жубуфучу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "žubufuču"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yahp bāt fū chēut"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jap⁹ bat⁷ fu¹ tsoet⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeb⁶ bed¹ fu¹ cêd¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐp̚² pɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐp̚² pɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "入不敷出"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "入不敷出",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 入",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 出",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 敷",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unable to make ends meet; income cannot cover expenditure; to spend more than one earns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "make ends meet",
          "make ends meet"
        ],
        [
          "income",
          "income"
        ],
        [
          "expenditure",
          "expenditure"
        ],
        [
          "spend",
          "spend"
        ],
        [
          "earn",
          "earn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rùbùfūchū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨ ㄔㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jap⁶ bat¹ fu¹ ceot¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rùbùfūchū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rùbùfuchu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju⁴-pu⁴-fu¹-chʻu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rù-bù-fū-chū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ruhbufuchu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "жубуфучу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "žubufuču"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yahp bāt fū chēut"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jap⁹ bat⁷ fu¹ tsoet⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeb⁶ bed¹ fu¹ cêd¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐp̚² pɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐp̚² pɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "入不敷出"
}

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