guà​pái

to hang out a shingle

  • created sense approved 挂牌/掛牌 · guà​pái · to hang out a shingle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    guà​pái

    to hang out a shingle

    to hang up a sign to show that a business or office is officially open; specifically used for professionals like doctors or lawyers starting their practice

    挂, 牌

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang 牌 (literal) → 牌 · pái · plate

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 挂牌/掛牌 · guà​pái · to be listed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    guà​pái

    to be listed

    to be listed on the stock market for trading

    挂, 牌

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to register 牌 (literal) → 牌 · pái · plate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 挂牌/掛牌 · guà​pái · to wear an identification tag — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    guà​pái

    to wear an identification tag

    to wear a name tag or ID badge while on duty

    挂, 牌

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to wear 牌 (literal) → 牌 · pái · plate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 挂牌/掛牌 · guà​pái · to be put up for transfer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    guà​pái

    to be put up for transfer

    to have one's name publicly listed for selection by other teams in professional sports

    挂, 牌

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang 牌 (literal) → 牌 · pái · plate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 挂牌/掛牌 · guà​pái · to place an order — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    guà​pái

    to place an order

    to place a limit order or instruction for a transaction such as foreign exchange or stocks and wait for execution

    挂, 牌

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang 牌 (literal) → 牌 · pái · plate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 挂牌/掛牌 · guà​pái · to announce an appointment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    guà​pái

    to announce an appointment

    (historical) for the provincial administration to publicly announce the appointment of a local official below the level of prefect

    挂, 牌

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang 牌 (literal) → 牌 · pái · plate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense