qiàn

archaic
literary

Meaning of 逋欠

逋欠 means to be in arrears; to default on; to owe and not pay. Pronounced bū qiàn.

  • to be in arrears; to default on; to owe and not pay

Definitions & Examples

fāng
guān
yuán
bèi
chá
chū
qiàn
shuì
liáng
 

Local officials were found to have defaulted on grain taxes.

Yīn
lián
nián
zāi
huāng
 
duō
nóng
qiàn
tián
 

Due to consecutive years of famine, many farming households fell into arrears on their land rent.

Jiù
shí
 
qiàn
guān
kuǎn
shì
zhòng
zuì
 

In old times, defaulting on government funds was a serious crime.