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討價還價

简 讨价还价 · 繁 討價還價
Mandarin · pinyin tǎo jià huán jià

Meanings

  1. to haggle over price
  2. to bargain
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Characters in this entry

討
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價
jià · price, value
還
hái · still, yet, also, besides
讨
tǎo · to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
价
jià · price, value
还
hái · still, yet, also, besides
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Mandarin tones

3–4–2–4 · tao3 jia4 huan2 jia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3

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tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to negotiate back and forth; to bargain; to haggle

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