盈亏 (yíng kuī) — (noun) profit and loss; financial gain and loss; (noun) waxing and waning (of the moon)
Definition
A fixed pair meaning both the financial profit-and-loss side of a business and the literal waxing-and-waning of the moon — two unrelated senses on one term.
noun
profit and lossfinancial gain and losswaxing and waning (of the moon)
Examples
- 盈亏。Zhè jiā gōng sī qù nián de yíng kuī qíng kuàng hěn hǎo.This company's profit/loss situation last year was very good.
- 盈亏。Gǔ rén guān chá yuè liang de yíng kuī lái liǎo jiě shí jiān.Ancient people used to learn about time by observing the moon's waxing and waning.
- 盈亏。Měi gè jì dù gōng sī dōu yào zuò yíng kuī fēn xī.Every quarter the company performs a profit/loss analysis.
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