欠債 [－债]

Jyutping him3 zaai3
Pinyin qiàn zhài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to owe a debt
  2. the sum owed
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    某個​人爭​其他人​錢​，​未​還清​欠款
    to owe a debt; to run into debt
    • 欠債還錢，天公地道。
      欠债还钱，天公地道。
      It is absolutely fair to pay off one's debt if one is indebted.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be in debt; to owe a debt
    (syn.) 背饑荒, 背饥荒, 背债, 背債
  2. noun
    debt; the sum owed
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他欠债了。
    他欠債了。
    tā qiàn zhài le 。
    • He ran into debt.
    • He has gone into debt.
  2. Mandarin
    我不欠债。
    我不欠債。
    wǒ bù qiàn zhài 。
    • I have no debt.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    欠债
    欠債
    him3 zaai3
    • to be in debt
  2. Cantonese
    追讨欠债
    追討欠債
    zeoi1 tou2 him3 zaai3
    • to ask for a repayment of an outstanding debt
  3. Cantonese
    欠债还钱，天公地道。
    欠債還錢，天公地道。
    • It is absolutely fair to pay off one's debt if one is indebted.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    接到法院的通知后，陈某自知名下无登记房产，表现出一副欠债不多不以为然的态度，以没钱还款为由推诿。
    接到法院的通知後，陳某自知名下無登記房產，表現出一副欠債不多不以為然的態度，以沒錢還款為由推諉。
    jiē dào fǎ yuàn de tōng zhī hòu ， chén mǒu zì zhī míng xià wú dēng jì fáng chǎn ， biǎo xiàn chū yī fù qiàn zhài bù duō bù yǐ wéi rán de tài dù ， yǐ méi qián huán kuǎn wéi yóu tuī wěi ．
    • Knowing he had no properties registered under his name, Chen gave an I-didn't-owe-much-so-I-didn't-care attitude after he received the notification from the court, and shirked the issue by stating he did not have enough money to pay back.