买家秀

買家秀

mǎijiāxiù

noun

Meanings

1 buyer's photo (actual photo of the product posted by the customer)
2 (meme) the reality behind a listing — often hilariously off

Characters

-er (suffix for a person)

show (loan from English)

Examples

买东西前我一定要先看买家秀。

Mǎi dōngxī qián wǒ yīdìng yào xiān kàn mǎijiāxiù.

Before buying anything I always check the buyer photos first.

她发的买家秀太真实了，笑死人。

Tā fā de mǎijiāxiù tài zhēnshí le, xiào sǐ rén.

The buyer's photo she posted is so real it's hilarious.

Tips

culture

The honest-witness counterpart to 卖家秀. Savvy Chinese online shoppers scroll past the polished listing photos straight to the 买家秀 section for what the product actually looks like — buyer photos are the de facto trust layer on Taobao.

Stroke Order

买 mǎi

家 jiā

秀 xiù