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期房

Mandarin · pinyin qī fáng

forward delivery apartment
unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame

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期: qī · period of time; date; time limit
房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii

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1–2 · qi1 fang2

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noun

forward delivery housing (unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within a certain time frame)

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