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指導教授

zi2 dou6 gaau3 sau6

zhi3 dao3 jiao4 shou4

adviser; advising professor

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

指導教授

This word was added by bybell on 6th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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指 zi2 zhi3 {zhi2} {zhi1} - finger; point; intentions; indicate
導 dou6 dao3 dao4 - direct; guide; lead; conduct; instruct
教 gaau3 gaau1 jiao4 {jiao1} - teach, instruct; academic
授 sau6 shou4 - [1] give to; hand over to; transmit; confer (a

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