自掏腰包
Traditional form:
自掏腰包
Pinyin (reading):
zìtāoyāobāo
Definitions:
- to pay out of one's own pocket
- to dig into one's pocket
Characters:
- 自 - self; private, personal; from
- 掏 - to take out; to pull out; to clean out
- 腰 - waist, lower back; middle; pocket
- 包 - wrap, pack, bundle; package
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