"daigou" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /daɪˈɡoʊ/ Forms: daigous [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 代購/代购 (dàigòu, “to buy on someone's behalf”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|代購||to buy on someone's behalf|tr=dàigòu}} 代購/代购 (dàigòu, “to buy on someone's behalf”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} daigou (countable and uncountable, plural daigous)
  1. A business practice in which a person outside of China purchases commodities for a customer in mainland China. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Business, Occupations, People Categories (place): China Translations (business practice): 代購 /代购 (dàigòu) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-daigou-en-noun-sektkflM Disambiguation of Business: 96 4 Disambiguation of Occupations: 72 28 Disambiguation of People: 72 28 Disambiguation of China: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'business practice': 98 2
  2. A person who makes such purchases. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (person): 代購 /代购 (dàigòu) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-daigou-en-noun-Tzc12aKP Disambiguation of 'person': 42 58

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