China hand

English

Noun

China hand (plural China hands)

1. (historical) A 19th-century, non-Chinese merchant in the treaty ports of China.
2. Anyone with expert knowledge of the language, culture, and people of China.

Translations

19th-century non-Chinese merchant

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中國通／中国通 (zh) (Zhōngguótōng), 中国通 (zh) (Zhōngguótōng)

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• Finnish: sopimuskauppasataman kauppias
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

anyone with expert knowledge of China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中國通／中国通 (zh) (Zhōngguótōng), 中国通 (zh) (Zhōngguótōng)

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• Finnish: kiinalaisasiantuntija
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can