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現金牛

简现金牛 · 繁現金牛

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn jīn niú

cash cow

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現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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4–1–2 · xian4 jin1 niu2

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cash cow

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