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返券黃牛

简返券黄牛 · 繁返券黃牛

Mandarin · pinyin fǎn quàn huáng niú

"shopping coupon scalper", sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons to others for a profit

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返: fǎn · return, revert to, restore
券: quàn · certificate, ticket; title deeds
黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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3–4–2–2 · fan3 quan4 huang2 niu2

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