增生

zēng shēng

(medicine) hyperplasia

(abbr. for 增廣生員|增广生员[zeng1 guang3 sheng1 yuan2]) a scholar studying for the Ming dynasty imperial examinations who did not make the quota for support in the form of a monthly allowance of rice that students who made the quota received

增

zēng

(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to

生

shēng

to be born