債臺高築

See also: 债台高筑

Chinese

			high; tall	build; five-string lute
trad. (債臺高築/債台高築)		債臺/債台	高	築
simp. (债台高筑)		债台	高	筑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhàitáigāozhù, zhàitáigāozhú

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄞˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄠㄓㄨˋ, ㄓㄞˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄠㄓㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaai³ toi⁴ gou¹ zuk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhàitáigāozhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄞˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄠㄓㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaytairgaujuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhàitáigāozhú
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄞˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄠㄓㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaytairgaujwu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaai³ toi⁴ gou¹ zuk¹
  - Yale: jaai tòih gōu jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaai³ toi⁴ gou¹ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: zai³ toi⁴ gou¹ zug¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡säːi̯³³ tʰɔːy̯²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

債臺高築

be up to one's eyeballs in debt; racked with debt

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