"house poor" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 房奴

Definition

指因買房或居住負擔過重，導致日常生活壓力大的人。大多數收入都花在住房上，其他支出很有限。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是北美常見的非正式說法，指房貸或住房開支太高導致生活拮据。有房但現金流困難，不等於貧困或無家可歸。

Examples

They are house poor after buying that big house.

買了那棟大房子之後，他們成了**房奴**。

Many young families are house poor because of expensive mortgages.

許多年輕家庭因高額房貸成為了**房奴**。

If you are house poor, it can be hard to save money.

如果你是**房奴**，很難存錢。

We love our home, but being house poor means we can't afford vacations anymore.

我們很喜歡自己的家，但成為**房奴**後就沒錢去度假了。

After the renovation costs, I realized I was completely house poor.

裝修完後我才發現自己完全成了**房奴**。

Don't become house poor—make sure you still have money for daily life before buying your dream home.

別成為**房奴**—買夢想家的同時要確保還有生活費。