精打细算 jīngdǎ-xìsuàn meticulous planning and careful accounting
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
How to remember 精打细算: 精 essence + 打 hit + 细 slender + 算 calculate = meticulous planning and careful accounting.
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How it is used
- Idiom: to budget carefully, count every penny - 过日子要精打细算 (guò rìzi yào jīngdǎ-xìsuàn) you have to manage the household finances carefully.
- Positive: prudent, meticulous planning of money/resources.
- Common in personal finance and frugal living talk.