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Teacher / Master / Old Sage
老師 directly translates as “old teacher,” “old master,” or “old sage.”
Together, they are understood as “teacher.” When you think about that, also realize that with age comes respect in Asian cultures. So calling someone old is a term of respect (not like the way we mean it in English). You could replace “old” with “respected” and be closer to how this is meant in Chinese.
Teachers, in general, are more respected by their students and the population in China. When I was a teacher in China, I certainly felt that.
This term is also used for masters of certain fields. For instance, a master calligrapher would respectfully be addressed as a “teacher.” In this case, “master” and “teacher” are synonymous.
Other artists (especially those who are famous or accomplished) should be addressed with this term. Also, some martial arts schools use this term of respect for their masters/teachers/instructors.
This title is recognized in Japanese as "roushi" with the same meaning but it’s rarely used in Japan.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 老師 search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
老師 老师 see styles |
lǎo shī lao3 shi1 lao shih roushi / roshi ろうし |
More info & calligraphy: Teacher / Master / Old Sage(1) old master; old teacher; (2) old monk; aged priest old master |
大體老師 大体老师 see styles |
dà tǐ lǎo shī da4 ti3 lao3 shi1 ta t`i lao shih ta ti lao shih |
cadaver for dissection in training medical students |
托尼老師 托尼老师 see styles |
tuō ní lǎo shī tuo1 ni2 lao3 shi1 t`o ni lao shih to ni lao shih |
(neologism) (slang) barber; hairdresser |
還給老師 还给老师 see styles |
huán gěi lǎo shī huan2 gei3 lao3 shi1 huan kei lao shih |
to forget (everything one has learned) |
Tony老師 Tony老师 see styles |
t o n y lǎo shī t o n y lao3 shi1 t o n y lao shih |
(slang) hairdresser |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Teacher Master Old Sage | 老師 老师 | lǎo shī / lao3 shi1 / lao shi / laoshi | lao shih / laoshih | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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