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老師

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Chinese

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old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
a division (milit.); teacher; master
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
 
trad. (老師)
simp. (老师)
alternative forms 老濕老湿 slang

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • lao2 se1 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang;
  • lao2 su1 - Chaoyang.

Noun

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老師

  1. teacher (Classifier: ; ; )
    特教老師特教老师  ―  tèjiào lǎoshī  ―  special ed teacher
    老師請教老师请教  ―  xiàng lǎoshī qǐngjiào  ―  to ask for advice from the teacher
    學校實習老師 [MSC, trad.]
    学校实习老师 [MSC, simp.]
    qù xuéxiào dāng shíxí lǎoshī [Pinyin]
    to do teaching work experience at a school
    老師壓力 [MSC, trad.]
    老师压力 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de lǎoshī gěi wǒ hěn dà yālì. [Pinyin]
    My teacher puts me under a lot of pressure.
    現在師生聯名寫信要求取消老師教授資格 [MSC, trad.]
    现在师生联名写信要求取消老师教授资格 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài yǒu hěn duō shīshēng dōu liánmíng xiěxìn yāoqiú qǔxiāo lǎoshī de jiàoshòu zīgé. [Pinyin]
    Many teachers and students are now jointly writing to request the cancellation of the teacher’s professor eligibility.
  2. a term of address for a teacher
    老師春風化雨學會如何待人接物 [MSC, trad.]
    老师春风化雨学会如何待人接物 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài Chén lǎoshī de chūnfēnghuàyǔ xià, wǒ xuéhuì le rúhé dàirénjiēwù. [Pinyin]
    Under the positive influence of Teacher Chen, I've learnt to how to get along with others.
  3. (honorific, polite, chiefly Southwestern Mandarin) a term of address for an adult, particularly a writer or an artist
    老師業餘喜愛閱讀傳記歷史經濟國際時事書刊 [MSC, trad.]
    老师业余喜爱阅读传记历史经济国际时事书刊 [MSC, simp.]
    Cáo lǎoshī yèyú xǐ'ài yuèdú, yóu ài dú zhuànjì, lìshǐ, jīngjì hé guójì shíshì shūkān. [Pinyin]
    Mr Cao loves reading in his spare time, especially biographies, and books related to history, economics and international current affairs.
  4. (Internet slang, humorous) a term of address for a Japanese porn actress
    老師老师  ―  Cāng lǎoshī  ―  Ms Ao (Sora Aoi)

Synonyms

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  • (teacher):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (老師):

Others:

References

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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/rauɕi//rɔːɕi//roːɕi/

From Middle Chinese compound 老師 (MC lawX srij). Compare modern Mandarin 老師 / 老师 (lǎoshī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ろう)() (rōshiらうし (rausi)?

  1. an old master or teacher
  2. (Buddhism) an elderly monk, especially one who is learned and virtuous
  3. (from the way that (shi) can also mean "a military group") the exhaustion of military troops from fighting a protracted war

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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老師 (nosa) (hangeul 노사)

  1. hanja form? of 노사 (an elderly monk; a sage; an elderly teacher or master)