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Income Taxes [Line Items]

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Withholding taxes.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Tax year that remains open to examination under enacted tax laws, in YYYY format.

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Amount of expense for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - CNY (¥)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rates	5.31%	2.74%
PRC Subsidiaries
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rate	25.00%	25.00%
Hong Kong
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Withholding taxes	¥ 0
Statutory income tax rate	16.50%
Singapore
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Withholding taxes	¥ 0
Statutory income tax rate	17.00%
China
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rate	25.00%
China \| PRC Subsidiaries
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years remain open to examination by respective taxing jurisdictions	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Uncertain tax positions, interest and penalties	¥ 0		¥ 0
China \| PRC Subsidiaries \| Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Time period that tax authorities could conduct examinations of entity's tax filings	5 years