欠債

Chinese

		deficient; owe; to lack deficient; owe; to lack; yawn	debt
trad. (欠債)		欠	債
simp. (欠债)		欠	债

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiànzhài

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): him³ zaai³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khiam-chai

(Hailu, HRS): kiam^ˇ zai^ˇ
Northern Min (KCR): ki̿ng-ca̿i
Eastern Min (BUC): kiéng-cái
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kieng⁴ zua⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiàm-chè / khiàm-chèe
Wu (Hangzhou, Wugniu): ⁵chien-tse₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiànzhài
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciànjhài
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien⁴-chai⁴
  - Yale: chyàn-jài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiannjay
  - Palladius: цяньчжай (cjanʹčžaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: him³ zaai³
  - Yale: him jaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: him³ dzaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: him³ zai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm³³ t͡saːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiam-chai
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiam zai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiam⁴ zai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯am⁵⁵ t͡sai̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiam^ˇ zai^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰiam¹¹ t͡sai¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ki̿ng-ca̿i
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiŋ³³ t͡sai³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kiéng-cái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰieŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɑi²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: kieng⁴ zua⁴ [Phonetic: kieng¹ nua⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kia̍ng-cua̍
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)nua⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-chè
  - Tâi-lô: khiàm-tsè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiarmzex
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡se¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡se⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-chèe
  - Tâi-lô: khiàm-tsèe
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɛ²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵chien-tse₅
  - MiniDict: chien^去 tse^去
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiẽ̞³⁴ t͡sɛ⁵³/

Verb

欠⫽債 (verb-object)

to be in debt; to owe a debt

Synonyms

(regional) 背饑荒／背饥荒 (bēi jīhuang), 背債／背债 (bēizhài)

Dialectal synonyms of 欠賬 (“to owe debt”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		欠賬, 欠債, 負債
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	欠賬
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	欠賬
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	欠賬
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	欠賬
	Wanrong	欠賬
	Xi'an	欠賬
	Xuzhou	欠賬
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	欠賬, 欠債
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	欠賬, 欠債
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	欠賬
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	欠賬
Cantonese	Guangzhou	欠數
	Hong Kong	爭數
	Dongguan	欠賬
Gan	Pingxiang	欠賬
Hakka	Meixian	欠賬, 欠數
	Yudu	欠數, 欠債, 駄債
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	欠數, 欠債
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	欠數, 欠債
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	欠數, 欠債
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	欠數, 欠債
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	欠數, 欠債
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	欠數, 欠債
Huizhou	Jixi	欠賬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	欠賬
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	欠數, 欠債
Southern Min	Xiamen	欠數
	Quanzhou	欠數
	Zhangzhou	欠數
	Tainan	欠數 GT, 欠債 GT, 負債 GT
	Manila (Hokkien)	欠數
	Shantou	欠數
	Puning	欠錢, 欠債
	Leizhou	欠數
	Haikou	欠數
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	欠賬
Wu	Shanghai	欠賬, 空銅鈿, 欠銅鈿
	Shanghai (Chongming)	欠賬
	Suzhou	欠賬, 賒賬
	Danyang	欠賬
	Hangzhou	欠賬, 欠債
	Wenzhou	欠賬
	Jinhua	欠賬
Xiang	Changsha	該賬, 背賬
Xiang	Loudi	欠賬
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

欠債還錢 / 欠债还钱
殺人償命，欠債還錢 / 杀人偿命，欠债还钱 (shārén chángmìng, qiànzhài huánqián)

Noun

欠債

debt; the sum owed

Synonyms

欠賬／欠账 (qiànzhàng)