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討價還價

简讨价还价 · 繁討價還價

Mandarin · pinyin tǎo jià huán jià

to haggle over price
to bargain

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價: jià · price, value
還: hái · still, yet, also, besides
讨: tǎo · to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
价: jià · price, value
还: hái · still, yet, also, besides

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3–4–2–4 · tao3 jia4 huan2 jia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3

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(idiomatic) to negotiate back and forth; to bargain; to haggle

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