yán
wáng
zhàng

colloquial
noun

Meaning of 阎王账

阎王账 means usury; high-interest loan from loan sharks. Pronounced yán wáng zhàng.

  • usury; high-interest loan from loan sharks

Definitions & Examples

jiè
le
yán
wáng
zhàng
 
xiàn
zài
gǔn
jīng
huán
bu
le
 

He borrowed from loan sharks, and now the interest has snowballed to the point where he can't pay it back.

Qiān
wàn
yào
pèng
yán
wáng
zhàng
 
shì
dòng
 

Never touch usury—it's a bottomless pit.

Jiù
shè
huì
zhǔ
fàng
yán
wáng
zhàng
 
de
qióng
rén
zǒu
tóu
 

In the old society, landlords issued predatory loans, driving poor people to desperation.

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