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Chinese meaning

掏tāo钱qián,破pò费fèi

花huā(大dà笔bǐ钱qián),常cháng指zhǐ不bù情qíng愿yuàn地dì付fù出chū

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城chéng市shì一yì直zhí在zài为wèi体tǐ育yù场chǎng馆guǎn掏tāo纳nà税shuì人rén的de钱qián

Example

Cities keep shelling out taxpayer money for sports stadiums, yet the economics almost never makes sense

城chéng市shì一yì直zhí在zài为wèi体tǐ育yù场chǎng馆guǎn掏tāo纳nà税shuì人rén的de钱qián,可kě这zhè笔bǐ账zhàng几jī乎hū从cóng来lái都dōu说shuō不bù通tōng。

Source: Phys.org · 3 Oct 2026

Background ✎

城chéng市shì一yì直zhí在zài为wèi体tǐ育yù场chǎng馆guǎn掏tāo纳nà税shuì人rén的de钱qián,但dàn这zhè笔bǐ投tóu入rù的de经jīng济jì账zhàng几jī乎hū从cóng来lái算suàn不bù通tōng。美měi国guó人rén热rè爱ài体tǐ育yù,可kě每měi当dāng联lián盟méng和hé球qiú队duì要yāo求qiú建jiàn新xīn场chǎng馆guǎn,纳nà税shuì人rén是shì否fǒu该gāi买mǎi单dān,值zhí得de严yán格gé审shěn视shì。