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掛牌
简 挂牌 · 繁 掛牌Mandarin · pinyin guà pái
Meanings
- lit. to hang up a plate
- to open up for business
- listed (on stock market)
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4–2 · gua4 pai2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwaa3 paai4
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verb
- to officially open an establishment; (of a business) to be officially opened or set up; (especially of a doctor or lawyer) to start practising
- to wear a name tag or plate (as the employee of an organisation or a company)
- (of a company) to be listed on the stock exchange
- (sports, of a player hoping to be transferred to another club) to be listed (i.e. approved) by one's current club
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