老師

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Chinese

 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
a division (milit.); teacher; master
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (老師) 老 師
simp. (老师) 老 师
alternative forms 老濕／老湿 slang

Pronunciation

Note:
  • lao2 se1 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang;
  • lao2 su1 - Chaoyang.

Noun

老師

  1. teacher (Classifier: 個／个; 位; 名)
    特教老師／特教老师  ―  tèjiào lǎoshī  ―  special ed teacher
    向老師請教／向老师请教  ―  xiàng lǎoshī qǐngjiào  ―  to ask for advice from the teacher
    去學校當實習老師 [MSC, trad.]
    去学校当实习老师 [MSC, simp.]
    qù xuéxiào dāng shíxí lǎoshī
    to do teaching work experience at a school
    我的老師給我很大壓力。 [MSC, trad.]
    我的老师给我很大压力。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de lǎoshī gěi wǒ hěn dà yālì.
    My teacher puts me under a lot of pressure.
    現在有很多師生都聯名寫信要求取消老師的教授資格。 [MSC, trad.]
    现在有很多师生都联名写信要求取消老师的教授资格。 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài yǒu hěn duō shīshēng dōu liánmíng xiěxìn yāoqiú qǔxiāo lǎoshī de jiàoshòu zīgé.
    Many teachers and students are now jointly writing to request the cancellation of the teacher’s professor eligibility.
  2. a term of address for a teacher
    在陳老師的春風化雨下，我學會了如何待人接物。 [MSC, trad.]
    在陈老师的春风化雨下，我学会了如何待人接物。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài Chén lǎoshī de chūnfēnghuàyǔ xià, wǒ xuéhuì le rúhé dàirénjiēwù.
    Under the positive influence of Teacher Chen, I've learnt to how to get along with others.
  3. (honorific, polite) a term of address for an adult, particularly a writer or an artist
    曹老師業餘喜愛閱讀，尤愛讀傳記、歷史、經濟和國際時事書刊。 [MSC, trad.]
    曹老师业余喜爱阅读，尤爱读传记、历史、经济和国际时事书刊。 [MSC, simp.]
    Cáo lǎoshī yèyú xǐ'ài yuèdú, yóu ài dú zhuànjì, lìshǐ, jīngjì hé guójì shíshì shūkān.
    Mr Cao loves reading in his spare time, especially biographies, and books related to history, economics and international current affairs.

Synonyms

  • (teacher):
Dialectal synonyms of 老師 (“teacher”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 師, 先生
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 教師, 教員, 老師, 先生
Mandarin Beijing 老師
Taiwan 老師
Jinan 老師, 先生
Xi'an 老師, 先生
Wuhan 老師, 教師
Chengdu 老師, 先生, 教師, 教書匠 derogatory, 叫姑姑 derogatory
Yangzhou 教師, 先生, 老師
Hefei 教師, 老師, 先生
Malaysia 老師
Singapore 老師
Dagudi (Maliba) 老師
Reshuitang (Longling) 老師
Mae Salong (Lancang) 老師
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 老師
Cantonese Guangzhou 老師, 先生, 教師, 教書佬, 阿Sir male
Hong Kong 老師, 先生, 阿Sir male, 搣時 female
Taishan 老師, 先生
Yangjiang 老師, 先生
Qinzhou 老師
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) 老師, 先生
Beihai 老師, 先生
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 老師, 先生
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 老師
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 老師
Singapore (Guangfu) 老師
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 先生
Móng Cái 老師, 先生
Gan Nanchang 老師, 先生
Hakka Meixian 老師, 先生, 教師
Jin Taiyuan 老師, 先生
Northern Min Jian'ou 老師, 先生
Eastern Min Fuzhou 先生, 老師
Matsu 先生
Singapore (Fuqing) 先生
Southern Min Xiamen 先生, 老師, 先生儂
Quanzhou 先生, 老師, 先生儂
Zhangzhou 先生, 老師, 先生儂, 教學仔, 教冊仔, 教學仔仙 derogatory
Taipei 先生, 老師
New Taipei (Sanxia) 先生, 老師
Kaohsiung 先生, 老師
Yilan 先生, 老師
Changhua (Lukang) 先生, 老師
Taichung 先生, 老師
Tainan 先生, 老師
Hsinchu 先生
Kinmen 先生
Penghu (Magong) 先生
Penang (Hokkien) 先生, 老師
Singapore (Hokkien) 先生, 先生儂, 老師
Manila (Hokkien) 先生
Guilin (Biyange) 先生
Qinzhou (Liwu) 老師
Chaozhou 先生, 老師
Shantou 先生, 老師, 教師
Shantou (Chaoyang) 老師
Wenchang 老師
Qionghai 老師
Zhongshan Min Sanxiang 先生
Wu Shanghai 老師, 教師, 教書先生
Suzhou 教師, 教書先生
Wenzhou 教師, 教書先生, 先生
Xiang Changsha 老師, 教書先生
Shuangfeng 老師, 教書先生

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (老師):

Others:

References

  • “Entry #2712”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
  • Duffus, William (1883) “teach”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 266

Japanese

Kanji in this term
老 師
ろう
Grade: 4 		し
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

/rauɕi/ → /rɔːɕi/ → /roːɕi/

From Middle Chinese compound 老師 (MC lawX srij). Compare modern Mandarin 老師／老师 (lǎoshī).

Pronunciation

Noun

老(ろう)師(し) • (rōshi) ←らうし (rausi)?

  1. an old master or teacher
  2. (Buddhism) an elderly monk, especially one who is learned and virtuous
  3. (from the way that 師 (shi) can also mean "a military group") the exhaustion of military troops from fighting a protracted war

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
老師

Noun

老師 • (nosa) (hangeul 노사)

  1. Hanja form? of 노사 (“an elderly monk; a sage; an elderly teacher or master”).
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