Laozi
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanisation of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 老子 (“the Old One, the Venerable One”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /laʊdzə/, /laʊziː/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /laʊtzə/, /laʊziː/
- (China) IPA(key): /lɑʊ̯t͡sz̩/
Proper noun[edit]
Laozi
- (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.
- (inexact, with 'the') Synonym of Tao Te Ching.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism
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Tao Te Ching — see Tao Te Ching
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “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”
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Laozi m
- Alternative form of Lao-Tsé
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