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砍價

简砍价 · 繁砍價

Mandarin · pinyin kǎn jià

to bargain
to cut or beat down a price

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砍: kǎn · hack, chop, cut, fell
價: jià · price, value
价: jià · price, value

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3–4 · kan3 jia4

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ham2 gaa3

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verb

(colloquial) to bargain; to haggle

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