還債 [还债]

Jyutping waan4 zaai3
Pinyin huán zhài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to settle a debt
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    還返​欠​落​嘅​財​產
    to repay a debt
    • 佢中學都未讀完，就要打工幫屋企還債。
      佢中学都未读完，就要打工帮屋企还债。
      keoi5 zung1 hok6 dou1 mei6 duk6 jyun4, zau6 jiu3 daa2 gung1 bong1 uk1 kei2 waan4 zaai3.
      Even she had not finished her studies in secondary school yet, she had to work for her family to repay debts.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Xiang
    to obey; to behave (of children)
    (syn.) 听话, 聽話
  2. verb
    to repay a debt
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你有义务还债。
    你有義務還債。
    nǐ yǒu yì wù huán zhài 。
    • You are liable for the debt.
    • You're liable for the debt.
  2. Mandarin
    我得还债。
    我得還債。
    wǒ dé huán zhài 。
    • I must repay the debt.
  3. Mandarin
    你只需要喊他还债就行。
    你只需要喊他還債就行。
    nǐ zhǐ xū yào hǎn tā huán zhài jiù xíng 。
    • All you have to do is ask him to pay the debt.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢将所有资产卖晒去还债。
    佢將所有資產賣晒去還債。
    keoi5 zoeng1 so2 jau5 zi1 caan2 maai6 saai3 heoi3 waan4 zaai3.
    • She sold all her assets to repay debts.
  2. Cantonese
    还债
    還債
    waan4 zaai3
    • to repay a debt
  3. Cantonese
    清还债务
    清還債務
    cing1 waan4 zaai3 mou6
    • to pay off one's debt
  4. Cantonese
    佢变卖咗间祖屋嚟还债。
    佢變賣咗間祖屋嚟還債。
    keoi5 bin3 maai6 zo2 gaan1 zou2 uk1 lai4 waan4 zaai3.
    • He sold his ancestry house to pay off debts.
  5. Cantonese
    佢个烂赌老公迫佢去卖身还债。
    佢個爛賭老公迫佢去賣身還債。
    keoi5 go3 laan6 dou2 lou5 gung1 bik1 keoi5 heoi3 maai6 san1 waan4 zaai3.
    • Her husband with gambling addiction forced her into prostitution in order to repay his debts.