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(historical) A Chinese technical specialist, flourishing from the third century BCE to the fifth century CE: variously an alchemist, astrologer, diviner, doctor, magician, occultist, etc..
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Fangshi means (historical) A Chinese technical specialist, flourishing from the third century BCE to the fifth century CE: variously an alchemist, astrologer, diviner, doctor, magician, occultist, etc..
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Use fangshi where its definition matches the intended context.
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