created sense approved 掮客 · qiánkè · broker — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
掮客
qiánkè
broker
A middleman who introduces business deals between parties and earns a commission; an agent or merchant.
掮 (literal) → 掮 · qián · to act as a broker 客 (literal) → 客 · kè · person
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created sense approved 掮客 · qiánkè · political middleman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
掮客
qiánkè
political middleman
An opportunist who acts as a go-between in politics or official circles to gain personal advantage.
掮 (literal) → 掮 · qián · to act as a broker 客 (literal) → 客 · kè · person
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition