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懸壺
xuán​hú

to practice medicine

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

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.

References

see 悬壶/懸壺 → 悬壶济世/懸壺濟世
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