追債 [－债]

Jyutping zeoi1 zaai3
Pinyin zhuī zhài

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to collect debt [written and colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    催促​繳付​所欠​嘅​金​錢
    to urge someone to pay off one's debts
    • 阿強俾人追債追到申請破產。
      阿强俾人追债追到申请破产。
      aa3 koeng4 bei2 jan4 zeoi1 zaai3 zeoi1 dou3 san1 cing2 po3 caan2.
      He was pressed to pay off his debts so hard that he applied for bankruptcy protection.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to demand the payment of one's debt
    (syn.) 討債, 讨债
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    追债
    追債
    zeoi1 zaai3
    • to press for/ask for payment of debt
  2. Cantonese
    公司执笠，成班债主上门追债。
    公司執笠，成班債主上門追債。
    gung1 si1 zap1 lap1, sing4 baan1 zaai3 zyu2 soeng5 mun2 zeoi1 zaai3.
    • The company had closed down, and creditors swarm to the our doors to collect their debt.
  3. Cantonese
    阿强俾人追债追到申请破产。
    阿強俾人追債追到申請破產。
    aa3 koeng4 bei2 jan4 zeoi1 zaai3 zeoi1 dou3 san1 cing2 po3 caan2.
    • He was pressed to pay off his debts so hard that he applied for bankruptcy protection.