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  zaai3   jyutping
  zhai4   pinyin
[n] debt; obligation

Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
債 / 债

This word has been viewed 6421 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  cin4 zaai3   = debts
detail  zaai3 mou6  zhai4 wu4 = a debt; liabilities; amount due; indebtedness
detail  gung1 zaai3   = government bonds
detail  geoi6 zaai3  ju4 zhai4 = huge debt
detail  fu6 zaai3  fu4 zhai4 = indebted
detail  gwok3 zaai3   = national debt
detail  zi1 caan2 fu6 zaai3 biu2   = (account) balance sheet
detail  zaai3 mou6 jan4  zhai4 wu4 ren2 = debtor
detail  zaai3 kyun4 jan4  zhai4 quan2 ren2 = creditor
detail  fu6 zaai3 gou1   = having a high debt level
detail  gaam2 zaai3   = reduce debt
detail  ze3 zaai3  jie4 zhai4 = to borrow money; to raise a loan
detail  fu6 zaai3 leoi4 leoi4  fu4 zhai4 lei3 lei3 = heavily in debt
detail  laap6 saap3 zaai3 hyun3  la4 ji2 zhai4 quan4 = junk bond (common formation)
detail  dyun2 kei4 zaai3 mou6  duan3 qi1 zhai4 wu4 = floating debt (common formation)
detail  lau4 dung6 fu6 zaai3  liu2 dong4 fu4 zhai4 = current liability (common formation)
detail  jat1 san1 zaai3   = a lot of debt
detail  zeoi1 zaai3  zhui1 zhai4 = to debt collect
detail  waan4 zaai3  huan2 zhai4 = to repay a debt
detail  coeng4 meng6 zaai3 coeng4 meng6 waan4   = to repay a debt slowly
detail  zaai3 zai2   = debtors; indebted people
detail  zaai3 toi4 gou1 zuk1   = to be deep in debt; up to one’s ears in debt
detail  dai2 zaai3  di3 zhai4 = to offset debt; to pay a debt in kind or by labor
detail  kaat1 zaai3  ka3 zhai4 = credit card debt
detail  soeng4 zaai3  chang2 zhai4 = pay off debt; repay debt
detail  zaai3 hyun3   = a bond (certificate), instrumentalities
detail  ho2 zyun2 wun6 zaai3 hyun3  ke3 zhuan3 huan4 zhai4 quan4 = convertible bond (common formation)
detail  gin3 cit3 gung1 zaai3  jian4 she4 gong1 zhai4 = public bonds for construction; construction bonds (common formation)

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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