债台高筑(zhài tái gāo zhù)

4 charactersTrad. 債臺高築

lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
zhài tái gāo zhù
Meaning
lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
債臺高築

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