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既得利益

Mandarin · pinyin jì dé lì yì

vested interest

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既: jì · already; de facto; since; then
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
益: yì · profit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩

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4–2–4–4 · ji4 de2 li4 yi4

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vested interest

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