Meaning of 方士
方士 means alchemist; Taoist adept; wizard (in ancient China). Pronounced fāng shì.
- alchemist; Taoist adept; wizard (in ancient China)
Definitions & Examples
Qín秦
shǐ始
huáng皇
pài派
qiǎn遣
fāng方
shì士
qù去
hǎi海
wài外
xún寻
zhǎo找
cháng长
shēng生
bù不
lǎo老
yào药
。
Qin Shi Huang sent alchemists overseas to search for the elixir of immortality.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
fāng方
shì士
cháng常
cháng常
liàn炼
dān丹
yǐ以
qiú求
chéng成
xiān仙
。
Ancient alchemists often refined elixirs in hopes of attaining immortality.
Zhè这
wèi位
fāng方
shì士
shēng声
chēng称
zì自
jǐ己
yǒu有
sān三
bǎi百
suì岁
le了
。
This Taoist wizard claimed to be three hundred years old.