tiên sư
Pronunciation
Northern
/tiən˧˧ sɨ˧˧/
Central
/tiəŋ˧˥ ʂɨ˧˥/
Southern
/tiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧/
old master
4 senses
2 Components
Noun
old master
Interjection
used in insults
Noun
craft progenitor
Details
4 senses
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Details
4 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
old master
Culture & Proper Nouns
Tiên sư refers to the intellectuals or the old masters from previous times.
vi Các thế hệ sau luôn ghi nhớ công ơn của các vị tiên sư.
en Future generations always remember the contributions of the old masters.
Sense 2
Noun
craft progenitor
Tiên sư refers to the original founder or progenitor of a specific craft or trade.
vi Ông ấy được coi là tiên sư của nghề làm gốm trong làng.
en He is considered the craft progenitor of pottery in the village.
Interjection
Sense 3
Interjection
used in insults
This interjection is used when expressing an insult or showing strong disrespect.
vi Anh ta tức giận và thốt lên lời tiên sư.
en He got angry and shouted out an insulting term.
Proper noun
Sense 4
Proper noun
proper name
A proper name.
vi Tên "tiên sư" xuất hiện trong văn bản.
en The name "Tiên sư" appears in the text.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
先師
Candidates by syllable
tiên
仙
sư
師
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.