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投機倒把
tau4 gei1 dou2 baa2 |
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(saying) to engage in speculative trading; to make money by profiteering; to capitalize; to seek advantage; to speculate; speculative transactions Level: 3 Google Frequency: 137,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1770 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 16th Jul 2005 11:37 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:投 tau4 - cast; plunge into; send機 gei1 - machine 倒 dou2 dou3 - fall over; pour out; turn upside down 把 baa2 - grasp; handle; bundle |
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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |