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獨攬市場

简独揽市场 · 繁獨攬市場

Mandarin · pinyin dú lǎn shì chǎng

to monopolize a market

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市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
場: chǎng · open space, field, market
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
揽: lǎn · grasp, take hold of; monopolize
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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2–3–4–3 · du2 lan3 shi4 chang3

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