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破發

简破发 · 繁破發

Mandarin · pinyin pò fā

(of a stock) to fall below the issue price
(of a tennis player) to break serve (abbr. for 破發球局 pò fā qiú jú)

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破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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4–1 · po4 fa1

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