tāo yāo bāo

掏腰包 (tāo yāo bāo) is a Chinese word meaning “to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill”.

Meanings

  1. 1to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill

Characters in 掏腰包

掏tāo · to fish out (from pocket)腰yāo · the waist and lower back包bāo · to cover

Related words

包to cover包surname Bao包括to comprise面包bread钱包purse包裹to wrap up包围to surround; to encircle; to hem in腰the waist and lower back打包to wrap; to pack掏to fish out (from pocket)掏variant of 掏[tao1]背包knapsack

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