利疊利 (lei6 daap6 lei6) — compound interest; interest on interest… in Cantonese

leiˍ₆利daapˍ₆疊leiˍ₆利

简利叠利

Mandarin Pinyin: li4 die2 li4

Meaning of 利疊利

nouncompound interest; interest on interest, charged by loanshark [colloquial]

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度leiˍ₆利dipˍ₆疊leiˍ₆利

This is compound interest here.

ze˗₃借cinˎ₄錢leiˍ₆利dipˍ₆疊leiˍ₆利

Borrowing money with compound interest.

gu˗₃股piu˗₃票leiˍ₆利dipˍ₆疊leiˍ₆利

Stocks with compound interest.

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心leiˍ₆利dipˍ₆疊leiˍ₆利

Beware of compound interest.

leiˍ₆利dipˍ₆疊leiˍ₆利houˊ²好gingˍ₆勁

Compound interest is powerful.

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