Chinese

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wait; treat; deal with
wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
 
imperial order
trad. (待詔)
simp. (待诏)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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待詔

  1. (literary) to wait for an imperial edict

Noun

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待詔

  1. (historical) editorial assistant (scholars in the Hanlin Academy during the Tang dynasty; the position became official during the Song dynasty and lasted until the Qing dynasty)
  2. (Song, Yuan) artisan; craftsman
  3. (dialectal, dated) barber; hairdresser

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