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牟利
mau4 lei6
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to gain profit (by underhand means); to exploit, exploitation see also 謀利
 Additional PoS:  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1717 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 22nd Mar 2008 00:26 and last edited on 23rd Feb 2013 16:00 |
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Characters in this word:牟 mau4 - try to gain利 lei6, lai6 - profit; gains; benefit; serve 5 compounds containing this word:非牟利團體 - nonprofit organisation非牟利 - non-profitmaking Common Formations: 牟利機構 - business for profit; profit-making organisation 非牟利機構 - nonprofit organisation 牟利私校 - an elite private school | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:
謀利
mau4 lei6 = to make a profit; to gain; to get an advantage |
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