打白条
dǎ​bái​tiáo

to issue an IOU

  • created sense approved 打白条/打白條 · dǎ​bái​tiáo · to issue an IOU — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打白条 / 打白條

    dǎ​bái​tiáo

    to issue an IOU

    To issue an informal receipt or promissory note instead of paying cash, often used when government agencies or organizations delay payments for purchases or wages.

    打, 白条

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to mark; to apply 白条 (literal) → 白条/白條 · bái​tiáo · informal IOU

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense