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倒吊荷包 (dou3 diu3 ho4 baau1) — having to spend money unnecessarily, yet cannot be avoided; willing to make a profit loss, willing to empty the pocket in Cantonese

dou˗₃倒diu˗₃吊hoˎ₄荷baauˉ¹包
Mandarin Pinyin: dao4 diao4 he2 bao1

Meaning of 倒吊荷包

nounhaving to spend money unnecessarily, yet cannot be avoided; willing to make a profit loss, willing to empty the pocket

Characters in 倒吊荷包

倒dou2
be spoiled; malfunction
吊diu3
suspend; hang; dangle
荷ho4
Holland; the Netherlands
包baau1
charter; hire; contract

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