浮虧

简 浮亏 · 繁 浮虧
Mandarin · pinyin fú kuī

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  1. (finance) floating loss; unrealized loss
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浮
fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
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亏
kuī · lose, fail; damage; deficient
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2–1 · fu2 kui1

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