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自負盈虧

简自负盈亏 · 繁自負盈虧

Mandarin · pinyin zì fù yíng kuī

responsible for its profit and losses (of organization)
financially autonomous
personal financial responsibility

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
負: Look up this written character
盈: yíng · fill; full, overflowing; surplus
虧: Look up this written character
负: fù · load, burden; carry, bear
亏: kuī · lose, fail; damage; deficient

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4–4–2–1 · zi4 fu4 ying2 kui1

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zi6 fu6 jing4 kwai1

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(idiomatic) to assume sole responsibility for profits and losses (of an enterprise etc.)

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