潮商
- 网络Chaozhou merchants;Businessmen from ChaoShan Region

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不过,从17世纪开始,闽潮商帮在海外日益受到殖民者的排挤与东道国的限制,迄至17世纪后期,这些限制已经发展到相当严重的地步。
However , the Min-chao merchant guilds were elbowed out by colonists and restricted by host country gradually from 17th century , and the restriction was rather serious till the later period of 17th century . Their profit percentage declined ;