daoshi

English

Alternative forms

taoshi, tao-shi, tao-shih
tao-sse (obsolete)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道士 (dàoshì, “Taoist scholar, scholar of the Way”).

Noun

daoshi (countable and uncountable, plural daoshis)

(Taoism) A person committed to Taoism, a Taoist priest, monk, etc.

Hypernyms

monk, nun, hermit, priest, magician

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 道士 (zh) (dàoshì)
Japanese: 道士 (ja)

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