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大起大落

Mandarin · pinyin dà qǐ dà luò

(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
volatile
significant ups and downs
roller coaster

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus

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4–3–4–4 · da4 qi3 da4 luo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6

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(idiomatic) to go through the ups and downs of rapid change

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