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士大夫

Mandarin · pinyin shì dà fū

scholar officials

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士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those

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4–4–1 · shi4 da4 fu1

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noun

(archaic, historical, Han to Qing dynasties) scholar-official; literati
(Mainland China, television, fandom slang) production team (of a Japanese TV show)

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