破发 Traditional form: 破發 Pinyin (reading): pòfā Definitions: (of a stock) to fall below the issue price (of a tennis player) to break serve (abbr. for 破發球局/破发球局 (pòfāqiújú)) Characters: 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair Traditional characters: 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy 發 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair