tiān​shī

Daoist master

  • created reference approved 天师/天師 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天师 / 天師 tiān​shī

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

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  • created reference approved 天师/天師 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天师 / 天師 tiān​shī

    位 wèi

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 天师/天師 · tiān​shī · Daoist master — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天师 / 天師

    tiān​shī

    Daoist master

    A title for highly accomplished Daoist masters, specifically referring to [[张道陵|張道陵|zhang1 dao4 ling2]] (founder of the Celestial Masters sect) and his successors

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 师 (literal) → 师/師 · shī · [cleric]

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  • created sense approved 天师/天師 · tiān​shī · celestial master — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天师 / 天師

    tiān​shī

    celestial master

    (literary) An honorific used in ancient times to address someone with great wisdom or spiritual power, such as a monk or a master of the arts.

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 师 (literal) → 师/師 · shī · teacher

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  • created sense approved 天师/天師 · tiān​shī · emperor's army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天师 / 天師

    tiān​shī

    emperor's army

    (literary) The imperial army of the emperor.

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · emperor 师 (literal) → 师/師 · shī · division

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