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赤字累累

Mandarin · pinyin chì zì lěi lěi

debt-ridden
heavily laden with debt

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赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
字: zì · letter, character, word
累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother

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4–4–3–3 · chi4 zi4 lei3 lei3

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cek3 zi6 leoi4 leoi4

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