gǔn

common
proverb

Meaning of 利滚利

利滚利 means usurious loan with compound interest; interest piling upon interest. Pronounced lì gǔn lì.

  • usurious loan with compound interest; interest piling upon interest

Definitions & Examples

jiè
le
gāo
dài
 
jié
guǒ
gǔn
 
xiàn
zài
qiàn
le
gu
zhài
 

He borrowed from a loan shark, and with the snowballing interest, now he's deep in debt.

Zhè
zhǒng
gǔn
de
zuò
tài
kēng
rén
le
 
qiān
wàn
bié
pèng
 

This kind of compound interest scheme is too exploitative; never get involved with it.

gǔn
shì
zhǒng
gǔn
de
jiù
shì
gāo
dài
 

Donkey-rolling is an old form of usurious loan with compound interest.

Yín
háng
chǔ
shì
dān
suàn
 
shì
gǔn
 

Bank savings use simple interest calculations, not compound interest.