鳌背负山

debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back

mythological sea turtle

variant of 鰲|鳌[ao2]

variant of 背[bei1]

to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder

the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing

to bear / to carry on one's back / to shoulder

to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated / negative (math. etc)

mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable