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沉沒成本

简沉没成本 · 繁沉沒成本

Mandarin · pinyin chén mò chéng běn

sunk cost (economics)

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沉: chén · sink, submerge; addicted to
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–4–2–3 · chen2 mo4 cheng2 ben3

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cam4 mut6 sing4 bun2

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noun

(economics) sunk cost

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