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信息差

Mandarin · pinyin xìn xī chā

information asymmetry; information gap (esp. a difference in access to information that can be exploited for profit)

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信: xìn · trust, believe; letter
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
差: chà · chā · to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer

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4–1–1 · xin4 xi1 cha1

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