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看貶

简看贬 · 繁看貶

Mandarin · pinyin kàn biǎn

to expect (a currency etc) to depreciate

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看: kàn · look, see; examine, scrutinize
貶: Look up this written character
贬: biǎn · decrease, lower; censure, criticize

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4–3 · kan4 bian3

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hon3 bin2

Cantonese word readings for 看貶. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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