Laozi

See also: lǎozi, Lǎozǐ, and Lao Zi

English

Alternative forms

• Laosi, Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tzu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Lao Zi
• (Latinate) 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.
2. Synonym of Tao Te Ching.

Translations

influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism

• Arabic: لَاو تْسِي‎ (lāw tsī), لَاو تْزِه‎ (lāw tzih)
• 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(老子) (ko) (Noja), 로자 (Roja) (North Korea)
• Marathi: लाओजी m (lāojī)
• 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)
• Uyghur: لاۋزى‎ (lawzi)
• Vietnamese: Lão Tử (老子)

Tao Te Ching — see Tao Te Ching

See also

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

Anagrams

• Lazio, Zialo, Ziola

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Spanish

Proper noun

Laozi m

1. Alternative form of Lao-Tsé