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智叟
zhì​sǒu

wise old man

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智叟 zhì​sǒu wise old man

a wise old man; often used as a proper name for the cynical character in the fable of 愚公 yú​gōng who mocked the effort to move mountains

References

see 智叟/智叟 → 愚公/愚公
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