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負債累累

简负债累累 · 繁負債累累

Mandarin · pinyin fù zhài lěi lěi

deep in debt

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累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
负: fù · load, burden; carry, bear
债: zhài · debt, loan, liabilities

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4–4–3–3 · fu4 zhai4 lei3 lei3

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fu6 zaai3 leoi4 leoi4

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(idiomatic) to be deep in debt; to be debt-ridden

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