打烊

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Chinese

beat; strike; break
beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen
 
molten; smelt
trad. (打烊)
simp. #(打烊)

Etymology

Perhaps arising from the taboo for mentioning 關門关门 (guānmén, “to close down (for the day or permanently)”). Literally “to cast an ingot (from the silver coins earned during the day)”.

Pronunciation


Verb

打⫽烊 (verb-object)

  1. (regional) to close a business or building for the night; to close the shutters; to cease operations for the day