先生

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[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term

[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

[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

[edit] Pronunciation

[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.

[edit] Min Nan

simpl. and trad.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

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

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