老師

老師

1. teacher (Classifier: 個／个; 位; 名)

   特教老師／特教老师  ―  tèjiào lǎoshī  ―  special ed teacher

   向老師請教／向老师请教  ―  xiàng lǎoshī qǐngjiào  ―  to ask for advice from the teacher

   去學校當實習老師 [MSC, trad.]
   去学校当实习老师 [MSC, simp.]

   qù xuéxiào dāng shíxí lǎoshī [Pinyin]

   to do teaching work experience at a school

   我的老師給我很大壓力。 [MSC, trad.]
   我的老师给我很大压力。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ de lǎoshī gěi wǒ hěn dà yālì. [Pinyin]

   My teacher puts me under a lot of pressure.

   現在有很多師生都聯名寫信要求取消老師的教授資格。 [MSC, trad.]
   现在有很多师生都联名写信要求取消老师的教授资格。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiànzài yǒu hěn duō shīshēng dōu liánmíng xiěxìn yāoqiú qǔxiāo lǎoshī de jiàoshòu zīgé. [Pinyin]

   Many teachers and students are now jointly writing to request the cancellation of the teacher’s professor eligibility.

2. a term of address for a teacher

   在陳老師的春風化雨下，我學會了如何待人接物。 [MSC, trad.]
   在陈老师的春风化雨下，我学会了如何待人接物。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài Chén lǎoshī de chūnfēnghuàyǔ xià, wǒ xuéhuì le rúhé dàirénjiēwù. [Pinyin]

   Under the positive influence of Teacher Chen, I've learnt to how to get along with others.

3. (honorific, polite) a term of address for an adult, particularly a writer or an artist

   曹老師業餘喜愛閱讀，尤愛讀傳記、歷史、經濟和國際時事書刊。 [MSC, trad.]
   曹老师业余喜爱阅读，尤爱读传记、历史、经济和国际时事书刊。 [MSC, simp.]

   Cáo lǎoshī yèyú xǐ'ài yuèdú, yóu ài dú zhuànjì, lìshǐ, jīngjì hé guójì shíshì shūkān. [Pinyin]

   Mr Cao loves reading in his spare time, especially biographies, and books related to history, economics and international current affairs.

• (teacher):

Others:

• → Bouyei: laojsiy
• → Lü: ᦟᧁᦌᦹᧈ (lawsue¹)
• → Wutunhua: loshe
• → Zhuang: lauxsae

• “Entry #2712”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
• Duffus, William (1883) “teach”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 266

/rauɕi/ → /rɔːɕi/ → /roːɕi/

From Middle Chinese compound 老師 (MC lawX srij). Compare modern Mandarin 老師／老师 (lǎoshī).

• (Tokyo) ろ​ーし [róꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːɕi]

老(ろう)師(し) • (rōshi) ^{←らうし (rausi)?}

1. an old master or teacher
2. (Buddhism) an elderly monk, especially one who is learned and virtuous
3. (from the way that 師 (shi) can also mean "a military group") the exhaustion of military troops from fighting a protracted war

• 師匠(ししょう) (shishō)
• 先生(せんせい) (sensei)

老師 • (nosa) (hangeul 노사)

1. Hanja form^? of 노사 (“an elderly monk; a sage; an elderly teacher or master”).