fapiao
noun/fɑːˈpjaʊ/ · /fɑːpiˈaʊ/
Etymology From Mandarin 發票／发票 (fāpiào).
1
China, Taiwan A kind of receipt that serves as a tax document and sometimes also as a lottery ticket, used in China and Taiwan.
- If I spent all my income to generate fapiao to avoid paying taxes on my income, I’d never actually save any money.2015 September 11, George Ding, “How to Cheat on Taxes in China”, in New York Times:
- Synonyms
- invoice