Meaning of 阎王债
阎王债 means usurious debt; oppressive debt that is impossible to repay (literally "Yama's debt", likening creditors to the King of Hell). Pronounced yán wang zhài.
- usurious debt; oppressive debt that is impossible to repay (literally "Yama's debt", likening creditors to the King of Hell)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
qiàn欠
xià下
le了
yán阎
wang王
zhài债
，
zhè这
bèi辈
zi子
dōu都
huán还
bù不
qīng清
le了
。
He ran up a usurious debt that he will never pay off in his entire life.
Nà那
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
yán阎
wang王
zhàng账
，
lì利
gǔn滚
lì利
，
yuè越
qiàn欠
yuè越
duō多
。
That is simply a loan-shark debt—compound interest makes it grow bigger and bigger.
Bié别
qù去
jiè借
nà那
zhǒng种
yán阎
wang王
zhài债
，
huì会
bǎ把
nǐ你
tuō拖
kuǎ垮
de的
。
Don't go borrowing that kind of oppressive debt—it will ruin you.