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導師

简导师 · 繁導師

Mandarin · pinyin dǎo shī

tutor
teacher
academic advisor

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導: Look up this written character
師: shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
导: dǎo · direct, guide, lead, conduct
师: shī · teacher, master, specialist

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3–1 · dao3 shi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou6 si1

Cantonese word readings for 導師. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

tutor; teacher
academic advisor; thesis supervisor
mentor
leader of a great cause; teacher

name

(Mainland China, Internet slang) nickname for Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924), founding leader of the Soviet Union

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