超支
ciu1 zi1chāo zhī
English
- to overspend
- to overspend; to overrun a budget
粵語 — Cantonese
- 支出超出規定或計劃
Examples
買咁多名牌,俾佢一個月賺四萬蚊都會超支啦。
Buying loads of products of famous brands, she would still overspend even if she earned $40000 a month.
基建工程大幅超支已經係「家常便飯」。 (gei1 gin3 gung1 cing4 daai6 fuk1 ciu1 zi1 ji5 ging1 hai6 "gaa1 soeng4 bin6 faan6".)
Significant cost overruns on major infrastructure have become a common occurrence.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk