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自掏腰包
zì tāo yāo bāo
What 自掏腰包 means
- to pay out of one's own pocket
- 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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