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債多不愁

简债多不愁 · 繁債多不愁

Mandarin · pinyin zhài duō bù chóu

(lit.) when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)
(fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
愁: chóu · anxiety; to worry about, be anxious
债: zhài · debt, loan, liabilities

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4–1–4–2 · zhai4 duo1 bu4 chou2

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