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借贷

jiè dài

2-character word Traditional 借貸

What 借贷 means

1. to borrow or lend money
2. debit and credit items on a balance sheet

The characters in 借贷

• 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 给; to make use of; to avail oneself of
• 贷dàito lend on interest; to borrow; a loan

Sounds the same

Read jiè dài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 借代metonymy

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