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扭虧

简扭亏 · 繁扭虧

Mandarin · pinyin niǔ kuī

to make good a deficit
to reverse a loss

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扭: niǔ · turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp
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亏: kuī · lose, fail; damage; deficient

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3–1 · niu3 kui1

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