Laozi

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See also: lǎozi, Lǎozǐ, and Lao Zi

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From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanisation of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 老子 (the Old One, the Venerable One).

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Laozi

  1. (Chinese history) An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god.
  2. (inexact, with 'the') Synonym of Tao Te Ching.

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  1. ^ “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China[1], Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 481: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, [] Lao-tzu (Laozi) 老子

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Laozi m

  1. Alternative form of Lao-Tsé