以身抵债

Traditional: 以身抵債

yǐ shēn dǐ zhài

Dictionary entry

forced labor to repay a debt

What does 以身抵债 mean?

以身抵债 (yǐ shēn dǐ zhài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1forced labor to repay a debt

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]身shēnbody · life 抵dǐto press against; to support; to prop up · to resist; to withstand 债zhàidebt · CL:筆|笔[bi3]

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以身抵债

yǐ shēn dǐ zhài

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