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二道贩子

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Definition

二道贩子

Literally means:

petty trader

Actually means:

scalper

It refers to middlemen who purchase some hard-to-get commodities at relatively low price and sell them at much higher prices. It also refers to some unoriginal authors whose works are chiefly the result of drawing upon other people's creative works. Derogatory.

指通过非正常途径,用较低的价钱买入紧俏商品,再高价转卖出去的中间商。也指利用别人东西加工而成的,缺乏原创性的作品的作者。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as subject, object or attributive. (作主语、宾语、定语)
1
shuō
据说
  
,
yǒuxiē
有些
èrdàofàn
二道贩子
chángcháng
常常
yòng
利用
shū
特殊
guānxi
关系
  
,
dào
jià
低价
huò
货物
de
jìnkǒu
进口
zhèng
许可证
  
,
zài
gāojià
高价
mài
gěi
yào
需要
de
chǎngshāng
厂商
  

It is said that some second-party traders often use special relationships to obtain import permits for low-cost goods and sell them at high prices to those who need them.

2
Yǒurén
有人
zhǐchū
指出
  
,
yǒuxiē
有些
chénggōng
成功
de
dǎoyǎn
导演
可以
suànshì
算是
èrdàofàn
二道贩子
  
,
yīnwèi
因为
men
他们
yòng
de
běn
剧本
shì
biéren
别人
xiě
de
  
,
pāi
chūlái
出来
de
diànyǐng
电影
quē
缺乏
yuánchuàng
原创
xìng
  

It has been pointed out that some successful directors can be regarded as second-way dealers, because they use scripts written by others, and the films produced lack originality.

3
Shàngshì
上世纪
80
80
niándài
年代
  
,
céngjīng
曾经
shì
yǒumíng
有名
de
dǎomài
倒卖
diàn
电器
de
èrdàofàn
二道贩子
  

In the 1980s, he was a well-known second-time seller of electrical appliances.