先生

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Noun 1.2 Suffix 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 References 3 Min Nan 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
先	生

[edit] Noun

先生 (hiragana せんせい, romaji sensei)

1. one who was born earlier; an elder
2. one who excels at a subject; a scholar
3. one who teaches; a teacher or professor

[edit] Suffix

先生 (hiragana せんせい, romaji sensei)

1. a title used after the name of teachers, doctors, lawyers, or certain other professionals

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

先生

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ɕiɛnʂɤŋ/

[edit] Noun

先生 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xiānsheng)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) mister

   王先生来了 (Wang xiānsheng láile) IPA: /uɑŋ ɕiɛnʂɤŋ laɪlə/ (Mr Wang came.)

[edit] References

• Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.

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[edit] Min Nan

simpl. and trad.

先生

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taipei) IPA: [ sɪɛn˧˧ɕĩ˥˥ ]
• (Zhangzhou) IPA: [ ɕɪn˧˧sẽ˥˥ ]

[edit] Noun

先生 (traditional and simplified, POJ sian-siⁿ or sin-seⁿ)

1. Mr.
2. gentleman; sir
3. teacher