郎中 [－－]

Jyutping long4 zung1
Pinyin láng zhōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. doctor (Chinese medicine)
  2. ancient official title
  3. companions (respectful)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Taiwan
    trickster; fraudster
  2. noun, dated, dialectal
    doctor, especially one who practises TCM
  3. noun, historical
    captain of a palace guard squadron (official title)
  4. noun, archaic, honorific
    companion
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    江湖郎中
    江湖郎中
    • a quack, an unofficial doctor
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    三人郁郁不乐，上街闲行，正值郎中张钧车到。
    三人鬱鬱不樂，上街閒行，正值郎中張鈞車到。
    sān rén yù yù bù lè ， shàng jiē xián xíng ， zhèng zhí láng zhōng zhāng jūn chē dào ．
    • The three of them were depressed, and were wandering aimlessly about the streets of town, when commander Zhang Jun's chariot arrived.