以债养债

Traditional: 以債養債

yǐ zhài yǎng zhài

Dictionary entry

debt nurtures more debt (idiom)

What does 以债养债 mean?

以债养债 (yǐ zhài yǎng zhài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1debt nurtures more debt (idiom)

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]债zhàidebt · CL:筆|笔[bi3]养yǎngto raise (animals) · to bring up (children)

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How to pronounce 以债养债

以债养债

yǐ zhài yǎng zhài

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