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堵窟窿

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Collocation

1
大窟堵不上
2
不能堵上这个大窟窿
3
为儿子堵窟窿

Definition

堵窟窿

Literally means:

stop up a hole

Actually means:

窟窿, a hole.

This phrase, stopping up a hole, figuratively means filling up or making up for financial losses.

窟窿,洞。

堵窟窿,堵住洞,比喻填补钱财方面的亏空。

Example

Used as predicate or object. It can be used with other words in between orUsed in an inverted order. (作谓语、宾语,中间可插入别的词语,也可以倒装)
1
yào
zuò
shénme
什么
shēng
生意
,
自己
zhǔyi
主意
guò
不过
yàoshi
要是
kuī
le
,
bu
可不
long
窟窿

What kind of business do you want to do, you make up your own mind. But if you lose, I won't plug the hole for you.

2
xiānhòu
先后
xiàng
yínháng
银行
jiè
de
qián
zǒngshù
总数
8qiānwàn
8千万
yuán
Zhèyàng
这样
de
long
窟窿
gāi
zěnme
怎么
ne
?

He has borrowed a total of 80 million yuan from the bank. How can such a big hole be blocked?

3
Yàoshi
要是
zài
zhāzhàng
查账
zhīqián
之前
,
néng
shàng
zhè
3qiānwàn
3千万
de
long
窟窿
,
jiù
huì
bèi
sòng
jìn
jiān
监狱

If he can't plug the 30 million holes before checking the accounts, he'll be sent to prison.