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开源节流

kāi yuán jié liú

4-character word Traditional 開源節流

What 开源节流 means

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

The characters in 开源节流

• 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start…
• 源yuánroot; source; origin
• 节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term…
• 流liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread