閻王賬

Simplified: 阎王账

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yánwangzhàng ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄨㄤㄓㄤˋ

- usurious loan
- a debt that weighs crushingly on the debtor

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally: King of Hell's debt
Meaning: Originally usurious loans; now any debt that weighs crushingly on the debtor.

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