# 欠債
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiànzhài
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): him$^3$ zaai$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khiam-chai
    (Hailu, HRS): kiam$^ˇ$ zai$^ˇ$
* Northern Min (KCR): ki̿ng-ca̿i
* Eastern Min (BUC): kiéng-cái
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kieng$^4$ zua$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiàm-chè / khiàm-chèe
* Wu (Hangzhou, Wugniu): $^5$chien-tse$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiànzhài
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciànjhài
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^4$-chai$^4$
*** Yale: chyàn-jài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiannjay
*** Palladius: цяньчжай (cjanʹčžaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: him$^3$ zaai$^3$
*** Yale: him jaai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: him$^3$ dzaai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: him$^3$ zai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /hiːm³³ t͡saːi̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiam-chai
*** Hakka Romanization System: kiam zai
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kiam$^4$ zai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯am⁵⁵ t͡sai̯⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: kiam$^ˇ$ zai$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰiam¹¹ t͡sai¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ki̿ng-ca̿i
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiŋ³³ t͡sai³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kiéng-cái
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰieŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒɑi²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kieng$^4$ zua$^4$ [Phonetic: kieng$^1$ nua$^4$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kia̍ng-cua̍
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(t͡s-)}$nua⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-chè
*** Tâi-lô: khiàm-tsè
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qiarmzex
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡se¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡se²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡se⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-chèe
*** Tâi-lô: khiàm-tsèe
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɛ²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^5$chien-tse$_5$
*** MiniDict: chien$^去$ tse$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiẽ̞³⁴ t͡sɛ⁵³/

### Verb

欠⫽債 (verb-object)
* to be in debt; to owe a debt

#### Synonyms

* (regional) 背饑荒／背饥荒 (bēi jīhuang), 背債／背债 (bēizhài)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 欠賬, 欠債, 負債 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 欠賬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 欠賬 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 欠賬 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 欠賬 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 欠賬 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 欠賬 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 欠賬 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 欠賬, 欠債 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 欠賬, 欠債 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 欠賬 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 欠賬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 欠數 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 爭數 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 欠賬 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 欠賬 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 欠賬, 欠數 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 欠數, 欠債, 駄債 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 欠數, 欠債 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 欠數, 欠債 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 欠數, 欠債 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 欠數, 欠債 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 欠數, 欠債 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 欠數, 欠債 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 欠賬 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 欠賬 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 欠數, 欠債 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 欠數 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 欠數 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 欠數 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 欠數 GT, 欠債 GT, 負債 GT |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 欠數 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 欠數 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 欠錢, 欠債 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 欠數 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 欠數 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 欠賬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 欠賬, 空銅鈿, 欠銅鈿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 欠賬 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 欠賬, 賒賬 |
| Wu | Danyang | 欠賬 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 欠賬, 欠債 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 欠賬 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 欠賬 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 該賬, 背賬 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 欠賬 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Derived terms

* 欠債還錢 / 欠债还钱
* 殺人償命，欠債還錢 / 杀人偿命，欠债还钱 (shārén chángmìng, qiànzhài huánqián)

### Noun

欠債
* debt; the sum owed

#### Synonyms

* 欠賬／欠账 (qiànzhàng)