kuān
zhǎi
yòng

idiom

Meaning of 宽打窄用

宽打窄用 means to budget generously when planning but spend frugally in execution; to estimate liberally but consume conservatively. Pronounced kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng.

  • to budget generously when planning but spend frugally in execution; to estimate liberally but consume conservatively

Definitions & Examples

men
zuò
suàn
shí
yào
kuān
zhǎi
yòng
 
liú
yǒu
 

When making budgets, we should estimate generously but spend frugally, leaving some room for contingencies.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
zhí
jiān
chí
kuān
zhǎi
yòng
de
cái
yuán
 

This company has consistently adhered to the financial principle of budgeting liberally but spending conservatively.

Kuān
zhǎi
yòng
shì
yìng
duì
què
dìng
xìng
de
yǒu
xiào
lüè
 

Budgeting generously but spending frugally is an effective strategy for dealing with uncertainty.