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倒買倒賣

简倒买倒卖 · 繁倒買倒賣

Mandarin · pinyin dǎo mǎi dǎo mài

to buy and sell at a profit
to speculate

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倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
買: Look up this written character
賣: Look up this written character
买: mǎi · buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
卖: mài · sell; betray; show off

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3–3–3–4 · dao3 mai3 dao3 mai4

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dou2 maai5 dou2 maai6

Cantonese word readings for 倒買倒賣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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