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等價交換

简等价交换 · 繁等價交換

Mandarin · pinyin děng jià jiāo huàn

equal-value exchange

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等: děng · rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
價: jià · price, value
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
換: huàn · change, exchange; substitute
价: jià · price, value
换: huàn · change

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3–4–1–4 · deng3 jia4 jiao1 huan4

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noun

exchange of equal value

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