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開紅盤

简开红盘 · 繁開紅盤

Mandarin · pinyin kāi hóng pán

(of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year
(of a business) to be profitable
(of a stock market) to rise
(sport) to win one's first match of a competition

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
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开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
盘: pán · tray, plate, dish; examine

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1–2–2 · kai1 hong2 pan2

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