zhài tái gāo zhù

Traditional: 債臺高築

债台高筑 (zhài tái gāo zhù) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt

Characters in 债台高筑

债zhài · debt台tāi · used in place names高gāo · high筑zhù · five-string lute

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