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變現

简变现 · 繁變現

Mandarin · pinyin biàn xiàn

to realize (an asset); to liquidate; to sell for cash; to monetize

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現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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4–4 · bian4 xian4

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noun

(Buddhism, obsolete) incarnation; embodiment

verb

(neologism) to convert into cash; to monetize

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