What does "fapiao" mean?

A kind of receipt that serves as a tax document and sometimes also as a lottery ticket, used in China and Taiwan.

What is a synonym for "fapiao"?

Common synonyms include: invoice.

//fɑːˈpjaʊ// noun

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Noun

1
A kind of receipt that serves as a tax document and sometimes also as a lottery ticket, used in China and Taiwan. China, Taiwan
"If I spent all my income to generate fapiao to avoid paying taxes on my income, I’d never actually save any money."

"If I spent all my income to generate fapiao to avoid paying taxes on my income, I’d never actually save any money."

From Mandarin 發票／发票 (fāpiào).

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