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江湖醫生

简江湖医生 · 繁江湖醫生

Mandarin · pinyin jiāng hú yī shēng

unlicensed doctor; quack; back-alley or itinerant practitioner

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
醫: Look up this written character
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
医: yī · cure, heal; doctor, medical

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1–2–1–1 · jiang1 hu2 yi1 sheng1

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gong1 wu4 ji1 sang1

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noun

quack; charlatan

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