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投機倒把

简投机倒把 · 繁投機倒把

Mandarin · pinyin tóu jī dǎo bǎ

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2–1–3–3 · tou2 ji1 dao3 ba3

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tau4 gei1 dou2 baa2

Cantonese word readings for 投機倒把. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

tau4 gei1 dou2 baa2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to engage in speculation and profiteering, especially when against the law in a planned economy