债台高筑

zhài tái gāo zhù de qǐ yè

债台高筑的企业

company deep in debt

wǒ xiàn zài shì zhài tái gāo zhù bù gǎn jiè qián le

我现在是债台高筑，不敢借钱了。

I'm now up to my ears in debt and dare not borrow any more money.

zhài tái gāo zhù de dì fāng zhèng fǔ yǐ yán zhòng yī lài tǔ dì chū ràng huò dé cái zhèng shōu rù

债台高筑的地方政府已严重依赖土地出让获得财政收入。

Already indebted local governments rely heavily on land sales for revenue.

zhài tái gāo zhù de guó jiā

债台高筑的国家

highly indebted countries