蝕本 (sit6 bun2 | shi2 ben3) : disinvestment; lose one's capital

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蝕本

sit6 bun2

shi2 ben3

disinvestment; lose one's capital; see also 折本

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蝕本 / 蚀本

This word has been viewed 2176 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 11th Oct 2005 10:41 and last edited on 7th Feb 2013 23:53

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Characters in this word:

蝕 sik6 sit6 - eat into; erode; eclipse; lose; wear out
本 bun2 - basis; original; copy

Showing 1 example containing 蝕本

呢盤生意係蝕本生意嚟㗎粵
This venture... is loss-making.
[Lit. this [counter] business is loss-making business [explanatory particle]]

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

折本 sit6 bun2 she2 ben3 = lose money in business

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Decimal representation of this word: 蝕本

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