kāi​shān​bí​zǔ

earliest founder

  • created reference approved 开山鼻祖/開山鼻祖 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开山鼻祖 / 開山鼻祖 kāi​shān​bí​zǔ

    位 wèi

    classifier

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  • created reference approved 开山鼻祖/開山鼻祖 → 开山祖师/開山祖師 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开山鼻祖 / 開山鼻祖 kāi​shān​bí​zǔ

    开山祖师 / 開山祖師 kāi​shān​zǔ​shī

    variant

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  • created sense approved 开山鼻祖/開山鼻祖 · kāi​shān​bí​zǔ · earliest founder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开山鼻祖 / 開山鼻祖

    kāi​shān​bí​zǔ

    earliest founder

    The first person to start a new field of study, school of thought, or enterprise; the original founder of a craft or art. Originally referred to the founder of a Buddhist temple on a famous mountain. Also written as [[开山祖师|開山祖師|kai1 shan1 zu3 shi1]].

    开山 (literal) → 开山/開山 · kāi​shān · to found a school 鼻祖 (literal) → 鼻祖 · bí​zǔ · earliest ancestor

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