fān​běn

to win back money

  • created reference approved 翻本 → 捞本/撈本 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翻本 fān​běn

    捞本 / 撈本 lāo​běn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 翻本 → 捞梢/撈梢 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翻本 fān​běn

    捞梢 / 撈梢 lāo​shāo

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 翻本 · fān​běn · to win back money — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翻本

    fān​běn

    to win back money

    To win back lost money, typically in gambling or business; often used more broadly to mean making up for any loss.

    翻, 本

    翻 (literal) → 翻 · fān · to reverse 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · capital

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 翻本 · fān​běn · reprinted book — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翻本

    fān​běn

    reprinted book

    A book that has been reprinted or reproduced based on an original version, such as through woodblock re-engraving or ink rubbing.

    翻 (literal) → 翻 · fān · to transform 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · book

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

    created sense