師姑

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Chinese

a division (milit.); teacher; master
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
 
paternal aunt
trad. (師姑)
simp. (师姑)

Pronunciation


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Particularly: “Teochew”

Noun

師姑

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Zhongshan Hakka, Teochew, Zhongshan Min, Wu) Buddhist nun
  2. (Hokkien) Taoist nun

Synonyms

  • (Buddhist nun):
  • (Taoist nun): 道姑 (dàogū)

Derived terms