in debt; debt crisis
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
state of being in debt; owing money
slangAn informal, slang term that literally means 'garbage famine', metaphorically comparing debt to a pile of unwanted trash or a desperate situation. Used primarily in spoken language.
Tā他
zhè这
jǐ几
nián年
chuàng创
yè业
shī失
bài败
，
gǎo搞
de得
yī一
shēn身
lā垃
jī圾
huāng荒
。
He failed in his startup these past few years and now he's deep in debt.
Bié别
zài再
luàn乱
huā花
qián钱
le了
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
yuè月
dǐ底
yòu又
nào闹
lā垃
jī圾
huāng荒
。
Stop spending money recklessly, or you'll be in debt again by the end of the month.
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Tā他
fā发
gōng工
zī资
qián前
dōu都
shì是
lā垃
jī圾
huāng荒
zhuàng状
tài态
。
He's always in a state of debt before payday.