bū​fù

to be in arrears

  • created sense approved 逋负/逋負 · bū​fù · to be in arrears — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逋负 / 逋負

    bū​fù

    to be in arrears

    (literary) to neglect to pay taxes or debts; to be in default

    逋 (literal) → 逋 · bū · to owe 负 (literal) → 负/負 · fù · to owe

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 逋负/逋負 · bū​fù · to owe an obligation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逋负 / 逋負

    bū​fù

    to owe an obligation

    (literary) to fail to repay a long-standing debt, obligation, or grudge (often used figuratively as in seeking revenge for past wrongs)

    逋 (literal) → 逋 · bū · to owe 负 (literal) → 负/負 · fù · to betray

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

    created sense