大跌市

Mandarin · pinyin dà diē shì

Meanings

  1. (HK) stock market crash; major market downturn
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
跌
diē · dié · stumble, slip, fall down; stamp
市
shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
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4–1–4 · da4 die1 shi4

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