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抵押物

Mandarin · pinyin dǐ yā wù

collateral (finance)

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抵: dǐ · resist, oppose; deny; off-set
押: yā · mortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard
物: wù · thing, substance, creature

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3–1–4 · di3 ya1 wu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dai2 aat3 mat6

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noun

collateral; security; object given as a pledge

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