tāo​yāo​bāo

to pay out of one's own pocket

  • created sense approved 掏腰包 · tāo​yāo​bāo · to pay out of one's own pocket — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掏腰包

    tāo​yāo​bāo

    to pay out of one's own pocket

    to foot the bill; to pay for something with one's own money

    掏, 腰包

    掏 (literal) → 掏 · tāo · to take out 腰包 (literal) → 腰包 · yāo​bāo · purse

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 掏腰包 · tāo​yāo​bāo · to pick pockets — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掏腰包

    tāo​yāo​bāo

    to pick pockets

    to steal from someone's pocket or purse

    掏, 腰包

    掏 (literal) → 掏 · tāo · to take out 腰包 (literal) → 腰包 · yāo​bāo · waist bag

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

    created sense