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博士

Mandarin · pinyin bó shì

doctor (as an academic degree)
(old) person specialized in a skill or trade
(old) court academician

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博: bó · gamble, play games; wide, broad
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier

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2–4 · bo2 shi4

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bok3 si6

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noun

doctorate; Ph.D.
doctor (someone with a Ph.D.)
(history) court academician (in feudal China)
(history) master; person with a particular skill
(history) learned scholar; polymath
(dialectal) carpenter; woodworker

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