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Mandarin · pinyin kuài xiāo

fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) (abbr. for 快速消費品 kuài sù xiāo fèi pǐn)

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快: kuài · rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away

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4–1 · kuai4 xiao1

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