開山祖師

简 开山祖师 · 繁 開山祖師
Mandarin · pinyin kāi shān zǔ shī

Meanings

  1. founding master of a monastery
  2. founder
  3. originator
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開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
祖
zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather
師
shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
师
shī · teacher, master, specialist
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1–1–3–1 · kai1 shan1 zu3 shi1

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hoi1 saan1 zou2 si1

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hoi1 saan1 zou2 si1

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