shào​shī

junior preceptor

Senses

少师/ 少師 shào​shī junior preceptor

(bound form) an ancient high-ranking government official who assisted the senior preceptors in advising the emperor; the highest position among the "three junior preceptors" mentioned alongside 少保 shào​bǎo and 少傅 shào​fù

少师/ 少師 shào​shī assistant music official

(bound form) an assistant or deputy official in charge of music in ancient Chinese courts

少师/ 少師 shào​shī retired scholar

(bound form) a literary term for an elderly scholar who has retired to his home village after the age of seventy

少师/ 少師 shào​shī Shaoshi

(bound form) a Chinese compound surname

References

see 少师/少師 少保/少保
see 少师/少師 少傅/少傅
see 少师/少師 三少/三少
see 三孤/三孤 少师/少師