债台高筑
zhài​tái​gāo​zhù

to be mired in debt

  • created sense approved 债台高筑/債臺高築 · zhài​tái​gāo​zhù · to be mired in debt — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    债台高筑 / 債臺高築

    zhài​tái​gāo​zhù

    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

    zhài​tái​gāo​zhú

    债 (literal) → 债/債 · zhài · debt 台 (literal) → 台/臺 · tái · platform 高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · high 筑 (literal) → 筑/築 · zhù · to build

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