Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 大夫?
大(dài)夫dài fu
Commonly said as: reading it dà fū
带夫
大夫
What it is
大夫 is the colloquial word for a doctor.
Why it gets said wrong
As doctor it is dài fu with a neutral second syllable; as the ancient official rank it is dà fū.
Hear it in a sentence
Go and see a doctor.
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