created sense approved 法师/法師 · fǎshī · Buddhist or Daoist master — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
法师 / 法師
fǎshī
Buddhist or Daoist master
A master who is proficient in Buddhist or Daoist teachings; often used as a title of respect for a priest or monk.
法 (literal) → 法 · fǎ · dharma 师 (literal) → 师/師 · shī · [cleric]
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created sense approved 法师/法師 · fǎshī · mage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
法师 / 法師
fǎshī
mage
A sorcerer, priest, or Daoist master who performs religious rituals or exorcisms; specifically one of the three ranks of Daoist practitioners
法 (literal) → 法 · fǎ · dharma 师 (literal) → 师/師 · shī · [cleric]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 法师/法師 · fǎshī · follow a teacher — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
法师 / 法師
fǎshī
follow a teacher
to strictly follow the teachings or lineage of a mentor or predecessor
法 (literal) → 法 · fǎ · to emulate 师 (literal) → 师/師 · shī · teacher
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