粵

超ciu1支zi1

ciu1 zi1chāo zhī

English

  1. to overspend
  2. to overspend; to overrun a budget

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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