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司鐸

简司铎 · 繁司鐸

Mandarin · pinyin sī duó

priest

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司: sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer
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铎: duó · bell; surname

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1–2 · si1 duo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si1 dok6

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noun · Etymology 1

(literary, historical) one who is in charge of striking the duo (a large bell with a dull sound)
(literary, figurative) one who manages culture and education

name · Etymology 1

(historical) a palace in State of Lu in the Spring and Autumn period
a surname

noun · Etymology 2

(Catholicism) priest

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