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薄利多銷

简 薄利多销 · 繁 薄利多銷
Mandarin · pinyin bó lì duō xiāo

Meanings

  1. small profit but rapid turnover
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薄
báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
利
lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
多
duō · much, many; more than, over
銷
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销
xiāo · melt, fuse; market, sell
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2–4–1–1 · bo2 li4 duo1 xiao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bok6 lei6 do1 siu1

Cantonese word readings for 薄利多銷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bok6 lei6 do1 siu1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to sell at low prices to obtain small profits but quick returns

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