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民科

Mandarin · pinyin mín kē

pseudoscientist
crank
crackpot (abbr. for 民間科學家)

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民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
科: kē · section, department, science

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2–1 · min2 ke1

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noun

(neologism, derogatory) short for 民間科學家／民间科学家 (mínjiān kēxuéjiā, “folk scientist; crank”)

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