說客

说客
shuōkè
  1. (historical) itinerant political adviser
  2. itinerant political adviser
  3. one who talks to try to persuade others; persuasive talker; lobbyist
  4. person sent to win somebody over or enlist his support through persuasion

Wiktionary

Homographs

說客 shuìkè
  1. (old) itinerant political adviser
  2. (fig.) lobbyist
  3. go-between
  4. mouthpiece
  5. also pr. shuōkè

Entry Composition

=1 說 shuì to persuade
=1 說 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=1 說 yuè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
  2. alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
=1 說 tuō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
  2. alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
2 客 kè
  1. customer; visitor; guest
  2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)