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Mandarin · pinyin dài zhào

expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties)

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待: dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait
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诏: zhào · decree, proclaim; imperial decree

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4–4 · dai4 zhao4

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verb

(literary) to wait for an imperial edict

noun

(historical) editorial assistant (scholars in the Hanlin Academy during the Tang dynasty; the position became official during the Song dynasty and lasted until the Qing dynasty)
(Song, Yuan) artisan; craftsman
(dated or Dungan) barber; hairdresser

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