# 量出為入
## Chinese

| | | capacity; quantity; amountcapacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure | to go out; to come out; to occurto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) | because of; for; tobecause of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become | to enter |
| trad. (量出為入/量出爲入) | trad. (量出為入/量出爲入) | 量 | 出 | 為/爲 | 入 |
| simp. (量出为入) | simp. (量出为入) | 量 | 出 | 为 | 入 |
| anagram | anagram | 量入為出／量入为出 | 量入為出／量入为出 | 量入為出／量入为出 | 量入為出／量入为出 |

### Etymology

From volume 234, Zizhi Tongjian:
       From: 1084 CE, Sima Guang, Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government
       Shìyǐ shèngwáng lì chéng, liàngrùwèichū, suī yù zāinán, xià wú kùnqióng. Lǐ huà jì shuāi, zé nǎi fǎnshì, liàngchūwèirù, bù xù suǒ wú. [Pinyin]
       A wise ruler, therefore, measures the expenditures according to his revenues. Although he may encounter disasters, the lower level can still avoid poverty. When the manners weaken, on the other hand, it will be upside down: He measures the revenues according to his expenditures, and has no sympathy for those who have nothing. (Wiktionary translation)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liàngchūwéirù
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng$^6$ ceot$^1$ wai$^4$ jap$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liàngchūwéirù
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liàngchuwéirù
*** Wade–Giles: liang$^4$-chʻu$^1$-wei$^2$-ju$^4$
*** Yale: lyàng-chū-wéi-rù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianqchuweiruh
*** Palladius: лянчувэйжу (ljančuvɛjžu)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: loeng$^6$ ceot$^1$ wai$^4$ jap$^6$
*** Yale: leuhng chēut wàih yahp
*** Cantonese Pinyin: loeng$^6$ tsoet$^7$ wai$^4$ jap$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lêng$^6$ cêd$^1$ wei$^4$ yeb$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /lœːŋ²² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐp̚²/

### Idiom

量出為入
* to measure one's revenues according to one's expenditures
** 2020, 李述德 (Lee Sush-der), 《國政芻言》政府財政應量出為入, 台灣醒報 (Awakening News Networks):
       Zhèngfǔ shīzhèng wèi mín fúwù, yībān yìnggāi xiān juédìng zhèngwù yōuxiān shùnxù, zài jù yǐ chóucuò shìliàng cáiyuán, yǐ zī yīnyìng, cǐ nǎi zhèngfǔ cáizhèng “liàngchūwèirù” de yuánzé, shí bùyí yǐ zhèngfǔ yǒuqián huò méiqián lái juédìng yìngfǒu zhíxíng zhèngwù. [Pinyin]
       Generally, when it comes to serving the people, the government should decide the priority of government affairs first, then raise the appropriate revenue to get by. This is the principle of measuring revenues within the expenditure. The government should not decide affairs by the revenue of the treasury.
** 2013, 譚介輝, 淺談量入為出與量出為入, 人民日報理論版 (People's Daily: theory page):
       Liàngchūwèirù, qiángdiào yìng shōu cái shōu, shōuzhī pǐpèi, yìwèi zhù zhīchū juédìng yú zhínéng de shíxiàn, yùsuàn shōurù wèi zhīchū tígōng bǎozhèng, dàn bùnéng jù cǐ piànmiàn dì rènwèi zhīchū juédìng shōurù, wèi hǎodàxǐgōng, tuōlí shíjì zhǎo jièkǒu. [Pinyin]
       To measure government's revenues according to its expenditures emphasise collecting taxes only when necessary and balancing the budget. The principle implies that the expenditure should be based on a function's implementation, and the revenue guarantees the expenditure. The principle cannot be unilaterally interpreted as the expenditure decides the revenue, making excuses of craving greatness or being out of touch.

#### Antonyms

* 量入為出

#### See also

* 量出制入