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Mandarin · pinyin fǎ bì

fiat currency (abbr. for 法定貨幣 fǎ dìng huò bì)
fabi, fiat currency issued by the 國民黨 Guó mín dǎng, in use 1935–1948

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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
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币: bì · currency, coins, legal tender

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 法定貨幣／法定货币 (“fiat money”) or 法償貨幣／法偿货币 (“legal tender”)
(historical) fabi; "legal tender note" (paper currency issued by the KMT government from 1935 to 1948)

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