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水客

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ kè

smuggler, esp. of electronic goods from Macao or Hong Kong to Guangdong
boatman
fisherman
itinerant trader

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
客: kè · guest, traveller; customer

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3–4 · shui3 ke4

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seoi2 haak3

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noun

one who engages in parallel imports (水貨／水货)
(especially) one who engages in parallel import of goods from Hong Kong or Macau to China, usually to or via Shenzhen
(Hokkien) one who travels between Southeast Asia and China to deliver letters and money such as 僑批

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