kuài
侩
old term for middleman
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
old term for middleman in trade
archaicThis term is mostly used in classical Chinese or formal historical contexts today. Modern standard terms for such professionals are often 经纪人 (jīngjìrén) or 中间商 (zhōngjiānshāng).
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
shì市
kuài侩
cháng常
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
wéi唯
lì利
shì是
tú图
de的
rén人
。
Ancient market middlemen were often seen as profit-seeking people.
Yá牙
kuài侩
zài在
jiù旧
shí时
de的
shāng商
pǐn品
jiāo交
yì易
zhōng中
bàn扮
yǎn演
le了
zhòng重
yào要
jué角
sè色
。
Tooth middlemen played an important role in commodity transactions in old times.
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Zǎng驵
kuài侩
shì是
zhuān专
mén门
fù负
zé责
shēng牲
chù畜
mǎi买
mài卖
de的
zhōng中
jiān间
rén人
。
Livestock middlemen were middlemen specifically responsible for livestock trading.
Míng明
qīng清
xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
jīng经
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
shì市
kuài侩
de的
xíng形
xiàng象
。
Images of market middlemen often appeared in Ming and Qing dynasty novels.
Tā他
de的
zǔ祖
shàng上
céng曾
yǐ以
zuò做
shì市
kuài侩
wéi为
shēng生
。
His ancestors made a living as trade middlemen.