先師

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (先師)		先	師
simp. (先师)		先	师
alternative forms		先生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sian-si

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianshih
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-shih¹
    • Yale: syān-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianshy
    • Palladius: сяньши (sjanʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-si
    • Tâi-lô: sian-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siensy
    • IPA (Philippines): /siɛn³³ si³³/

Noun

先師

1. (formal) senior teacher
2. (formal) late teacher
3. (Philippine Hokkien) teacher

Proper noun

先師

1. Confucius

Synonyms

• 仲尼 (Zhòngní)
• 先聖／先圣 (xiānshèng)
• 夫子 (fūzǐ)
• 孔 (kǒng)
• 孔丘 (Kǒng Qiū)
• 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ)
• 孔子 (Kǒngzǐ)
• 孔子公 (Hokkien)
• 素王 (sùwáng)