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以債養債

简 以债养债 · 繁 以債養債
Mandarin · pinyin yǐ zhài yǎng zhài

Meanings

  1. debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
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以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
債
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養
yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
债
zhài · debt, loan, liabilities
养
yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
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3–4–3–4 · yi3 zhai4 yang3 zhai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji5 zaai3 joeng5 zaai3

Cantonese word readings for 以債養債. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ji5 zaai3 joeng5 zaai3

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