悬壶
xuán​hú

to practice medicine

  • created reference approved 悬壶/懸壺 → 悬壶济世/懸壺濟世 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    悬壶 / 懸壺 xuán​hú

    悬壶济世 / 懸壺濟世 xuán​hú​jì​shì

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  • created sense approved 悬壶/懸壺 · xuán​hú · to practice medicine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    悬壶 / 懸壺

    xuán​hú

    to practice medicine

    (literary) To work as a doctor or pharmacist; literally "to hang a gourd," referring to an ancient story of a miraculous healer who hung a gourd in the market.

    悬 (literal) → 悬/懸 · xuán · to hang 壶 (literal) → 壶/壺 · hú · pot

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