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塌下窟窿 — “To incur a significant debt or deficit”

塌下窟窿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to incur a significant debt or deficit”. To be heavily in debt.

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塌下窟窿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

塌下窟窿 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
塌
tā13collapse, fall, sink, or droop
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
窟
kū13cave, den, or hole
窿
long16mine tunnel

Example Sentence with 塌下窟窿

他做生意亏了不少钱,现在家里都快塌下窟窿了
He lost a significant amount of money in his business, and now his family is almost heavily in debt.

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What does 塌下窟窿 mean?

塌下窟窿 (tā xià kū long) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to incur a significant debt or deficit”.

How do you pronounce 塌下窟窿?

塌下窟窿 is pronounced tā xià kū long in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 塌下窟窿?

比喻欠下了债

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