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中短債

简中短债 · 繁中短債

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng duǎn zhài

short- or medium-term loan

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
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债: zhài · debt, loan, liabilities

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1–3–4 · zhong1 duan3 zhai4

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zung1 dyun2 zaai3

Cantonese word readings for 中短債. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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