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翻一番

Mandarin · pinyin fān yī fān

to increase by 100%; to double

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翻: fān · flip over, upset, capsize
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
番: fān · to take turns; a turn, a time; to repeat

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1–1–1 · fan1 yi1 fan1

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