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免稅

简免税 · 繁免稅

Mandarin · pinyin miǎn shuì

not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc)
tax free
duty free (shop)

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免: miǎn · spare; excuse from; evade
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税: shuì · taxes

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3–4 · mian3 shui4

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min5 seoi3

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verb

(often attributive) to be exempt from taxation; to be tax-free; to be tax-exempt; to be untaxed; to be duty-free

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