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扁鵲

简扁鹊 · 繁扁鵲

Mandarin · pinyin Biǎn Què

秦越人 Qín Yuè rén (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝 Huáng dì era

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扁: biǎn · flat; tablet, signboard
鵲: Look up this written character
鹊: què · magpie; Pica species (various)

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3–4 · Bian3 Que4

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bin2 coek3

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