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辯士

简辩士 · 繁辯士

Mandarin · pinyin biàn shì

eloquent person
person with rhetoric skills

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辯: Look up this written character
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
辩: biàn · dispute, argue, debate, discuss

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4–4 · bian4 shi4

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noun · Etymology 1

(formal) debater

noun · Etymology 2

(Taiwanese Hokkien) a live narrator for a silent film; a benshi

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