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市儈

简市侩 · 繁市儈

Mandarin · pinyin shì kuài

unscrupulous businessperson
profiteer
philistine

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市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
儈: Look up this written character
侩: kuài · go-between, broker, proxy

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4–4 · shi4 kuai4

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si5 kui2

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noun

sordid merchant that seeks nothing but profits
(by extension) craft person that is only interested in personal gain
(archaic) intermediary; broker; middleman

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