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次貸危機

简次贷危机 · 繁次貸危機

Mandarin · pinyin cì dài wēi jī

subprime mortgage crisis
abbr. for 次級房屋信貸危機 cì jí fáng wū xìn dài wēi jī

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次: cì · order, sequence; next
貸: Look up this written character
危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
機: Look up this written character
贷: dài · lend; borrow; pardon
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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4–4–1–1 · ci4 dai4 wei1 ji1

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