fang-shih

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

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Meanings

nounfang-shih (plural fang-shih)
  1. alternativeAlternative form of fangshi.
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