九出十三歸

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Chinese[edit]

nine
 
to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
thirteen; 13; Shisan to go back; to return
trad. (九出十三歸) 十三
simp. (九出十三归) 十三

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Proverb[edit]

九出十三歸

  1. When borrowing $10 from a pawnbroker or usurer, one receives only $9 but will have to repay $13.