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地下錢莊

简地下钱庄 · 繁地下錢莊

Mandarin · pinyin dì xià qián zhuāng

underground bank
illegal private bank
loan shark

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
錢: Look up this written character
莊: Look up this written character
钱: qián · money, currency, coins
庄: zhuāng · village, hamlet; villa, manor

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4–4–2–1 · di4 xia4 qian2 zhuang1

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dei6 haa6 cin4 zong1

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noun

illegal financial organization

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