開源節流 kāi yuán jié liú

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

開 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
源 yuán
HSK 5
spring; source, head; surname
節 jié knot, node, joint; section
流 liú
HSK 4
flow, circulate, drift; class