Meaning of 掏窟窿
掏窟窿 means to go into debt; to borrow money (dialectal). Pronounced tāo kū long.
- to go into debt; to borrow money (dialectal)
Definitions & Examples
Jiā家
lǐ里
jí急
yòng用
qián钱
，
tā他
zhǐ只
hǎo好
chū出
qù去
tāo掏
kū窟
long窿
。
The family urgently needed money, so he had no choice but to go out and borrow some.
Wèi为
le了
kāi开
gōng公
sī司
，
tā他
xiàng向
yín银
háng行
tāo掏
le了
bù不
shǎo少
kū窟
long窿
。
To start the company, he went heavily into debt at the bank.
Zhè这
ge个
yuè月
gōng工
zī资
hái还
méi没
fā发
，
yòu又
děi得
tāo掏
kū窟
long窿
le了
。
This month's salary hasn't been paid yet, so I'll have to borrow money again.