"China hand" meaning in All languages combined

See China hand on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: China hands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} China hand (plural China hands)
  1. (historical) A 19th-century, non-Chinese merchant in the treaty ports of China. Tags: historical Translations (19th-century non-Chinese merchant): 中國通 /中国通 (Zhōngguótōng) (Chinese Mandarin), sopimuskauppasataman kauppias (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-China_hand-en-noun--kXWe2MX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations, China, History of China Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of China: 52 48 Disambiguation of History of China: 51 49 Disambiguation of '19th-century non-Chinese merchant': 93 7
  2. Anyone with expert knowledge of the language, culture, and people of China. Translations (anyone with expert knowledge of China): 中國通 /中国通 (Zhōngguótōng) (Chinese Mandarin), kiinalaisasiantuntija (Finnish), 支那通 (Japanese), kinakännare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-China_hand-en-noun--XEQ9ErT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, China, History of China, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of China: 52 48 Disambiguation of History of China: 51 49 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Disambiguation of 'anyone with expert knowledge of China': 42 58

Inflected forms

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