zhài​tái​gāo​zhù

to be mired in debt

Senses

债台高筑/ 債臺高築 zhài​tái​gāo​zhù (also zhài​tái​gāo​zhú) to be mired in debt

to be heavily in debt; to be debt-ridden; literally to build a high platform of debt, referencing a king from the Warring States period who hid on a high platform to avoid his creditors

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