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代價

简代价 · 繁代價

Mandarin · pinyin dài jià

price
cost
consideration (in share dealing)

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代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
價: jià · price, value
价: jià · price, value

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4–4 · dai4 jia4

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doi6 gaa3

Cantonese word readings for 代價. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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