mó fǎ shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
magician / wizard / sorcerer
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Original source entry:

魔法師 魔法师 [mo2 fa3 shi1] /magician/wizard/sorcerer/

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Other forms in these source records: 魔法師

  • 魔
    mó

    (bound form) evil spirit / devil / (prefix) supernatural / magical

  • 法
    fǎ

    law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])

    Fǎ

    France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]

  • 师
    shī

    teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops

    Shī

    surname Shi

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