开源节流 in English kai1 yuan2 jie2 liu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiomatic expression); to increase income and save on spending
  • to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure

Simplified Characters

开 源 节 流

Traditional Characters

開 源 節 流

Pinyin

kai1 yuan2 jie2 liu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

开kai1to open 源yuan2root 节jie2see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3] 流liu2to flow