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茂才
mào​cái

talented person

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
茂才 mào​cái
talented person
A person of great talent; a fine scholar or writer.
xiucai
(historical) A person who has passed the county-level imperial examination; also known as a 秀才 xiù​cai, a term used during the Han Dynasty to avoid the naming taboo of Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu)

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  • 秀才 xiù​cai