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扭虧為盈

简扭亏为盈 · 繁扭虧為盈

Mandarin · pinyin niǔ kuī wéi yíng

(idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable

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扭: niǔ · turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp
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盈: yíng · fill; full, overflowing; surplus
亏: kuī · lose, fail; damage; deficient
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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3–1–2–2 · niu3 kui1 wei2 ying2

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(idiomatic) to turn loss into gain; to be back in the black

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