大師

See also: 大师

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (大師)		大	師
simp. (大师)		大	师
anagram		師大／师大

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ si¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-sir / tāi-su

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàshih
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-shih¹
    • Yale: dà-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahshy
    • Palladius: даши (daši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ si¹
    • Yale: daaih sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-sir
    • Tâi-lô: tāi-sir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-su
    • Tâi-lô: tāi-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daixsw
    • IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

Noun

大師

1. (education) great master; master

   國學大師／国学大师  ―  guóxué dàshī  ―  master of Chinese studies

   他們都是舉世公認的法學大師。 [MSC, trad.]
   他们都是举世公认的法学大师。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tāmen dōu shì jǔshì gōngrèn de fǎxué dàshī. [Pinyin]

   They are all recognized as global masters of law.

2. (Buddhism) Great Master (courtesy title used to address a Buddhist monk)

   星雲大師／星云大师  ―  Xīngyún dàshī  ―  Master Hsing Yun

Synonyms

• (great master): 巨匠 (jùjiàng)

See also

• 導師／导师 (dǎoshī)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàishī

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄕ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàishī
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàishih
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-shih¹
    • Yale: tài-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshy
    • Palladius: тайши (tajši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

Noun

大師

1. (historical) leader of court musicians; principal musician

   • 子語魯大師樂。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子语鲁大师乐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǐ yù Lǔ tàishī yuè. [Pinyin]

     The Master spoke to the Grand Music Master of Lu about music.

   • 曠也，大師也。不以詔，是以飲之也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     旷也，大师也。不以诏，是以饮之也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Kuàng yě, tàishī yě. Bù yǐ zhào, shìyǐ yìn zhī yě. [Pinyin]

     Kuang is the grand music-master, and did not remind you of this. It was on this account that I made him drink.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	師
だい Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

大(だい)師(し) • (daishi) 

1. (Buddhism, formal) Great teacher; great or silent master.
2. (formal) An honorary title given by the Japanese Imperial Court.