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自掏腰包

zì tāo yāo bāo

4-character word

What 自掏腰包 means

1. to pay out of one's own pocket
2. to dig into one's pocket

The characters in 自掏腰包

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop
• 腰yāothe waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)…
• 包bāoto cover; to wrap; to hold

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