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有利可圖

简有利可图 · 繁有利可圖

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu lì kě tú

profitable

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
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图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture

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3–4–3–2 · you3 li4 ke3 tu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 lei6 ho2 tou4

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(idiomatic) to have good prospects of gain; to stand to grain; to be profitable

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