| 套期保值 |
tào qī bǎo zhí |
to hedge (one's bets) / to defend against risk |
| 套 |
tào |
to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ) |
| 期 |
qī |
variant of 期 / period / cycle |
| 期 |
qī |
a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] |
| 保 |
Bǎo |
Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亚) |
| 保 |
bǎo |
to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system |
| 值 |
zhí |
value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty |