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fangshi

fangshi noun: a Chinese technical specialist, flourishing from the third century BCE to the fifth century CE: variously an alchemist, astrologer, diviner, doctor, magician, occultist, etc.

Noun

fangshi (plural fangshi)

  1. (historical) A Chinese technical specialist, flourishing from the third century BCE to the fifth century CE: variously an alchemist, astrologer, diviner, doctor, magician, occultist, etc.

Forms of fangshi

pluralfangshi
alternative formfang-shih

Questions about fangshi

What does fangshi mean?
Fangshi means a Chinese technical specialist, flourishing from the third century BCE to the fifth century CE: variously an alchemist, astrologer, diviner, doctor, magician, occultist, etc.
What part of speech is fangshi?
Fangshi is a noun.
What is the plural of fangshi?
The plural of fangshi is fangshi.

Words near fangshi in the dictionary

  1. fangot
  2. fangots
  3. fangs
  4. fangs it
  5. Fangshan
  6. fangshi
  7. fangsmith
  8. fangsmiths
  9. fangsome
  10. fangtastic
  11. fangtasy

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