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Expression Profile · lei-jin-ku-yao-dai
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勒紧裤腰带

lēi jǐn kù yāo dài
📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom

[Scene: 家庭日常]

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就得勒紧裤腰带了 瞧你说的 把孩子吓着
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就得 勒紧裤腰带 了 瞧你说的 把孩子吓着

(往后呢 我们可能就要 过上苦日子了) ── Previous context

“and tighten our belts. Look, you've scared them.”

《小城大事》 · 35:58
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[Scene: 社交聚会]

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一个富二代 还得勒紧裤腰带过日子
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一个富二代 还得 勒紧裤腰带 过日子

(赵华光的钱他又不要 咖啡店又不盈利) ── Previous context

“As a man whose dad is rich, he has to tighten his belt to live.”

《以家人之名》 · 17:11
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