early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
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simp. and trad. (先生) |
先 | 生 | |
Literally: “one who was born earlier”. |
先生
Some females are also referred with the term 先生, however, this term is reserved for older and highly respected ones only, e.g. Soong Ching-ling, He Xiangning and Yang Jiang. For most instances 女士 (nǚshì, “Ms.”) is used. Whether this term can be used for females is still a topic being debated among scholars.
Others:
Kanji in this term | |
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先 | 生 |
せん Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 先生 (MC sen|senH sraeng|sraengH, literally “born earlier”).
Kanji in this term | |
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先 | 生 |
しぇん Grade: 1 |
しぇい Grade: 1 |
irregular |
Hanja in this term | |
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先 | 生 |
Kanji in this term | |
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先 | 生 |
しん Grade: 1 |
しー Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 先生 (MC sen|senH sraeng|sraengH). Cognate with Japanese 先生 (sensei), Korean 선생 (seonsaeng), Jeju 선싕 (seonsuing).
先生 (shinshī)
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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先 | 生 |
先生