开源节流 kāi yuán jié liú — to increase income and reduce expenditure; to open up new sources and cut costs

开源节流
kāi yuán jié liú

Characters: 开 · 源 · 节 · 流

Definitions

  1. to increase income and reduce expenditure; to open up new sources and cut costs

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom)
  2. to increase income and save on spending
  3. to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure

ExtDict

  1. 开：劝课
  2. 源：水源。开发水源，节制水流。比喻增加收入，节省开支。

Examples

  • 企业要开源节流，提高效益。

    Enterprises must open up new income sources and cut costs to raise efficiency.

  • 开源节流是理财的基本思路。

    Increasing income and trimming expenses is the basic approach to managing money.