dào​tiē

to lose money instead of being paid

倒贴 倒貼 dào​tiē
to lose money instead of being paid
To pay money out of pocket instead of receiving it; to subsidize a cost or unprofitable business that someone else was supposed to pay for.
to support or pursue a man
(of a woman) to provide financial support to a male lover, or to proactively pursue a man contrary to traditional social norms

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.300 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
1.22 per million

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