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老師
简 老师 · 繁 老師Mandarin · pinyin lǎo shī
Meanings
- teacher
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3–1 · lao3 shi1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lou5 si1
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noun
- teacher (Classifier: 個／个; 位; 名)
- a term of address for a teacher
- (honorific, polite, chiefly Southwestern Mandarin) a term of address for an adult, particularly a writer or an artist
- (Puxian Min) old master (a term of address for an old person skilled at a particular art or activity)
- (Puxian Min) Taoist clergy leader
- (Internet slang, humorous) a term of address for a Japanese porn actress
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