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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānshī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄕ
  - 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

(formal) senior teacher
(formal) late teacher
(Philippine Hokkien) teacher

Proper noun

先師

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)

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