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華佗再世

简华佗再世 · 繁華佗再世

Mandarin · pinyin Huà Tuó zài shì

(lit.) a reincarnation of Hua Tuo, the legendary physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (idiom)
(fig.) a highly skilled and virtuous doctor; a miracle-working physician

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佗: tuó · other, he; surname; a load
再: zài · again, twice, re-
世: shì · generation; world; era
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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4–2–4–4 · Hua4 Tuo2 zai4 shi4

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waa6 to4 zoi3 sai3

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(idiomatic) a doctor with excellent medical skills

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