Lingaku- to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
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- to lose money instead of being paid
This phrase is used to express a situation where one ends up losing money or providing a financial concession when one should be receiving payment or at least breaking even.
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dào tiē倒贴de的Qián钱the money lost in a bad dealdào tiē倒贴guǎng gào广告to pay for advertisingdào tiē倒贴chéng běn成本to incur extra costsdào tiē倒贴lì rùn利润to sacrifice profitsdào tiē倒贴xiāo shòu销售to lose money on salesdào tiē倒贴jià gé价格to sell at a lossdào tiē倒贴bǔ tiē补贴to provide a subsidy while losing moneydào tiē倒贴mǎi mài买卖a losing transactiondào tiē倒贴tóu zī投资to make an unprofitable investmentdào tiē倒贴huò wù货物to receive goods at a lossdào tiē倒贴xiàng mù项目a project that incurs losses