lǎo​fū​zǐ

tutor

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

    老夫子 lǎo​fū​zǐ

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

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  • created reference approved 老夫子 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老夫子 lǎo​fū​zǐ

    位 wèi

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 老夫子 · lǎo​fū​zǐ · tutor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老夫子

    lǎo​fū​zǐ

    tutor

    (literary) old-fashioned tutor in a private school; teacher in the old educational system

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 夫子 (literal) → 夫子 · fū​zǐ · master

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  • created sense approved 老夫子 · lǎo​fū​zǐ · bookworm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老夫子

    lǎo​fū​zǐ

    bookworm

    an impractical, pedantic, or old-fashioned scholar; someone whose speech and actions are stiff and bound by tradition

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 夫子 (literal) → 夫子 · fū​zǐ · pedant

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  • created sense approved 老夫子 · lǎo​fū​zǐ · learned elder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老夫子

    lǎo​fū​zǐ

    learned elder

    a respectful way to refer to an elderly person who is very knowledgeable

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 夫子 (literal) → 夫子 · fū​zǐ · master

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