入不敷出

income does not cover expenditure / unable to make ends meet

to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / to confirm or agree with / abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough

to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)