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開盤

简开盘 · 繁開盤

Mandarin · pinyin kāi pán

to commence trading (stock market)

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
盤: Look up this written character
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
盘: pán · tray, plate, dish; examine

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1–2 · kai1 pan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi1 pun2

Cantonese word readings for 開盤. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(finance) to give the opening quotation (on the stock exchange)
(chess) to commence a new game
(Mainland China, real estate, stock, etc.) to commence trading

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