自掏腰包 zì tāo yāo bāo 🔊 to pay out of one's own pocket + Keep this word Meanings zì tāo yāo bāo to pay out of one's own pocketto dig into one's pocket Its characters 自zìself; oneselfHSK 4掏tāoto fish out (from pocket)HSK 6腰yāothe waist and lower backHSK 5包bāoto coverHSK 2