mǒ língdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill
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Original source entry:

抹零 抹零 [mo3 ling2] /(of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 抹
    mā

    to wipe

    mǒ

    to smear / to wipe / to erase / classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

    mò

    to plaster / to go around / to skirt

  • 零
    líng

    zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither

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