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驢打滾

leoi4 daa2 gwan2

lv2 da3 gun3

snowballing usury in the old society where the borrower was required to pay interest on interest

Level: 3

驢打滾

驢 lou4 leoi4 lu2 - donkey
打 daa2 daa1 da3 da2 - hit; strike | dozen
滾 gwan2 kwan2 gun3 gun4 - boiled

This word was added by bybell on 6th Jan 2008

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