粵

追zeoi1債zaai3

simp追债
zeoi1 zaai3zhuī zhài

English

  1. to demand repayment of a debt; to collect a debt
  2. to collect debt [written and colloquial]
  3. to urge someone to pay off one's debts

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 催促繳付所欠嘅金錢

Examples

  • 阿強俾人追債追到申請破產。

    He was pressed to pay off his debts so hard that he applied for bankruptcy protection.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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