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increase income and reduce expenditure; broaden the source of income and economize on expenditure

kāi yuán jié liú

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increase income and reduce expenditure; broaden the source of income and economize on expenditure
- kāi yuán jié liú jiàn lì jié shuǐ xíng shè huì
  开源节流，建立节水型社会
  establish water-saving society
- gǔ rén yǒu xùn wǒ men yīng gāi kāi yuán jié liú
  古人有训，我们应该开源节流。
  An old Chinese saying tells us that we should increase income and reduce expenditure.
synonym
zēng shōu jié zhī增收节支 liàng rù wéi chū量入为出降本增效 qiáng běn jié yòng强本节用
antonym
pū zhāng làng fèi铺张浪费 huī huò wú dù挥霍无度

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