开 源 节 流

kāi yuán jié liúdictionary entry

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

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開源節流 开源节流 [kai1 yuan2 jie2 liu2] /lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending/to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure/

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