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討賬

简讨账 · 繁討賬

Mandarin · pinyin tǎo zhàng

to demand payment
to collect overdue payment

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討: Look up this written character
賬: Look up this written character
讨: tǎo · to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
账: zhàng · accounts; bill, debt; credit

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3–4 · tao3 zhang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou2 zoeng3

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verb

to demand the payment of one's debt; to demand repayment
(regional) to claim money owed for a purchase

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