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首次公開募股

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Mandarin · pinyin shǒu cì gōng kāi mù gǔ

initial public offering (IPO)

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
次: cì · order, sequence; next
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
募: mù · levy, raise; summon; recruit
股: gǔ · thighs, haunches, rump; share
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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3–4–1–1–4–3 · shou3 ci4 gong1 kai1 mu4 gu3

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initial public offering

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