Laozi

See also: lǎozi, Lǎozǐ, and Lao Zi

English

Wikipedia

Laozi

Alternative forms

• Laosi
• Lao Tse
• Lao Tu
• Lao-Tzu
• Lao-Tsu
• Laotze
• Lao Zi
• Laocius

Etymology

Pinyin romanisation of the Mandarin 老子 ‎(Lǎozǐ).

Proper noun

Laozi

1. An influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism who lived in the 6th to 5th century BC

See also

• a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Translations

influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 老子 ‎(lou⁵ zi²)

  Hakka: 老子 ‎(Ló-chṳ́)

  Mandarin: 老子 (zh) ‎(Lǎozǐ)

  Min Dong: 老子 ‎(Lō̤-cṳ̄)

  Min Nan: 老子 ‎(Ló-chú, Nó͘-chú)

• Czech: Lao-c' m
• Dutch: Laozi m
• Esperanto: Laocio
• Finnish: Laotse
• French: Lao Tseu (fr) m, Laozi m

• German: Laozi m
• Greek: Λάο Τσε m ‎(Láo Tse)
• Hungarian: Lao-ce
• Japanese: 老子 ‎(ろうし, Rōshi)
• Korean: 노자 ‎(Noja) (老子 (ko)), 로자 ‎(Roja) (North Korea)
• Marathi: लाओजी m ‎(lāozī)
• Portuguese: Lao Zi m
• Russian: Ла́оцзы m ‎(Láoczy), Ла́о-цзы m ‎(Láo-czy)
• Spanish: Lao-Tsé m, Laozi m, Laocio m
• Thai: เล่าจื๊อ ‎(lâo-jéu)
• Tibetan: ལོའོ་ཙེ། ‎(lo'o tse)
• Vietnamese: Lão Tử (老子)

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Proper noun

Laozi m

1. Alternative form of Lao-Tsé