单词beyond-one-s-means
Many of these cultural beliefs stem from Confucian values, which see borrowing as shameful because it means living beyond one"s means.
这些文化信念很多是源于儒家价值观，视借贷为可耻的，因为这意味着生活不自足。
It is not advisable to live beyond one"s means.
生活费用超出收入是不可取的。
(beyond one"s means) It"s quite beyond my means to buy a house in downtown.
以我的财力，在市中心买套房根本就是天方夜谭。