待 诏

dài zhàodictionary entry

expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties)

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Original source entry:

待詔 待诏 [dai4 zhao4] /expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties)/

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Other forms in these source records: 待詔

待
dāi
to stay; to remain
dài
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
诏
zhào
(literary) to admonish / (bound form) imperial edict

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