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按揭

àn jiē

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àn jiē
  1. 1.a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
  2. 2.to buy property on a mortgage

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  1. 1.to mortgage

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Etymology

Unknown. Originally Cantonese. Possibilities for the etymology include: * 按 (“mortgage”) + 揭, the latter a transcription of English mortgage * 按 (“mortgage”) + 揭 (“to borrow money”) * from 摸揭, a transcription of English mortgage.

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