FANG SHIH


Meaning of FANG SHIH in English

ˈfäŋˈshē noun

( plural fang shih )

Etymology: Chinese fang 1 shih 4 , from fang 1 prescription, formula + shih 4 scholar, teacher

: a priest-magician flourishing in China 249 B.C.-A.D. 220 whose office was to provide divinational and magical formulas to those seeking immortality and supernatural powers

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