倒贴 (dào tiē) — (of a business or transaction) to operate at a loss; to pay instead of receiving payment; (colloquial, especially of a woman) to financially support a lover or partner; (colloquial, extended) to do something that goes against normal social or economic expectations

Définition

倒贴 (dào tiē) means paying out money when you should be receiving it — losing money on a deal, or (colloquially) a woman financially supporting a partner. Sense 1 covers businesses/transactions; sense 2 is the slang about relationships.

verb
(of a business or transaction) to operate at a lossto pay instead of receiving payment(colloquial, especially of a woman) to financially support a lover or partner(colloquial, extended) to do something that goes against normal social or economic expectations

Exemples

  • 倒贴
    Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn shēng yì bù hǎo, měi gè yuè dōu zài dào tiē qián.
    This small shop isn't doing well — it's losing money every month.
  • 倒贴
    Tā wèi le nà ge nán péng you dào tiē le hěn duō qián.
    She spent a lot of money supporting that boyfriend.
  • 倒贴
    Ràng nǐ bāng máng huán gěi wǒ qián, zhè bú shì dào tiē ma?
    Asking you to help and then paying you back — isn't that backwards?

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