老子
Chinese
| old venerable |
master (honorific) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老子) | 老 | 子 | |
| simp. #(老子) | 老 | 子 | |
Pronunciation 1
Proper noun
老子
- Laozi (604–531 BCE), a Chinese philosopher, and founder of Taoism
- Laozi (also called Tao Te Ching, a book of philosophy supposedly written by Laozi)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (老子):
Pronunciation 2
Pronoun
老子
- (colloquial, chiefly men's speech, sometimes humorous) I; me
- 杯，汝來前。老子今朝，點檢形骸。 [Ci, trad.]
- From: c. 12th century, Xin Qiji (辛棄疾). Admonitions to the Goblet on the Occasion of My Determination to Stay Sober (《沁園春·將止酒戒酒杯使勿近》)
- Bēi, rǔ lái qián. Lǎozi jīnzhāo, diǎnjiǎn xínghái. [Pinyin]
- Come forth, ye goblet. Listen: from now on, I care for myself.
杯，汝来前。老子今朝，点检形骸。 [Ci, simp.]
Usage notes
When 老子 (lǎozi) is used this way, it often gives off an arrogant, angry, childish or humorous tone. Compare Japanese おれさま.
Coordinate terms
- 老娘 (lǎoniáng)
Noun
老子
- old man
- (slang) father; old man
- (dated or regional) son; young man (i.e. a mother scolding her son)
- 最奇怪的是昨天街上的那個女人，打他兒子，嘴裏說道：「老子呀！我要咬你幾口纔出氣！」他眼睛卻看着我。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1918, Lu Xun, A Madman's Diary
- Zuì qíguài de shì zuótiān jiē shàng de nàge nǚrén, dǎ tā érzǐ, zuǐ lǐ shuōdào: “Lǎozi ya! Wǒ yào yǎo nǐ jǐ kǒu cái chūqì!” Tā yǎnjīng què kàn zhe wǒ. [Pinyin]
- The strangest was a woman on the street yesterday. She was hitting her son. From her mouth, I heard her say, "Young man! I'd like to take a few bites out of you just to vent my anger!" Yet, her eyes were fixed on me.
最奇怪的是昨天街上的那个女人，打他儿子，嘴里说道：「老子呀！我要咬你几口才出气！」他眼睛却看着我。 [MSC, simp.]
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 老 | 子 |
| ろう Grade: 4 |
し Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese 老子 (MC lawX tsiX).
Proper noun
- Laozi
- the works of Laozi: synonym of 老子道徳経 (Rōshi Dōtokukyō, “Tao Te Ching”)
Usage notes
The Tao Te Ching is known in Japanese by three possible names:[3][4][5]
- 老子道徳経 (Rōshi Dōtokukyō, literally “Laozi Tao Te Ching”)
- 老子 (Rōshi, literally “Laozi”)
- 道徳経 (Dōtokukyō, literally “Tao Te Ching”)
See also
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 老 | 子 |
| ろう Grade: 4 |
し Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese 老子 (MC lawX tsiX), based on the literal meanings of the characters 老 (“old; an elder”) + 子 (diminutive suffix).
First attested in this use in a text from 1694.[3]
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 老 | 子 |
| お(い) Grade: 4 |
こ > ご Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 老子 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 老子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- “老子”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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