七折八扣

Mandarin · pinyin qī zhé bā kòu

Meanings

  1. lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
  2. fig. greatly reduced
  3. substantially scaled back
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七
qī · seven
折
zhé · break off, snap; bend
八
bā · eight; all around, all sides
扣
kòu · knock, strike, rap, tap; button
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1–2–1–4 · qi1 zhe2 ba1 kou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3

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七折八扣 · qi1 zhe2 ba1 kou4
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Exact source record七折八扣 七折八扣 [qi1 zhe2 ba1 kou4] /lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)/fig. greatly reduced/substantially scaled back/