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债台高筑
zhài​tái​gāo​zhù

to be mired in debt

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 债 債 zhài noun
    debt
    money or property owed to others
  2. 台 臺 tái noun
    platform
    platform; stage; terrace; high and flat building or structure
  3. 高 gāo adjective
    high
    high; tall; above average in height, level, or degree
  4. 筑 築 zhù verb
    to build
    to build or construct; to ram or pack earth tightly