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侏儒

Mandarin · pinyin zhū rú

person with dwarfism; dwarf

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侏: zhū · small, little, tiny, dwarf
儒: rú · Confucian scholar

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1–2 · zhu1 ru2

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zyu1 jyu4

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noun

dwarf; pygmy; midget
(literary) minor; child
(literary, historical) dwarf who acts as an entertainer or musician for the officials
(literary, figurative) one who caters to the officials and is in their favour
(literary, obsolete) (alt. form 株檽) short column on the beam
(literary, obsolete) spider

adj

(literary) dwarfish; short in stature
(literary) short in stature (due to young age); little

verb

(literary, figurative) to be discontented with unfair treatment

name

(～街道) Zhuru (a subdistrict of Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

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