2 sentences for 腰 (yāo — pocket)

1. 人们自掏腰包支付了30％。

   rén​men zì tāo yāo​bāo zhī​fù le30％.

   People paid 30 percent out of their own pockets.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 他自己掏腰包出版了那本书。

   tā zì​jǐ tāo yāo​bāo chū​bǎn le nà běn shū.

   He published the book at his own expense.

   Source: AI Challenger 2017