先生
Pronunciation: /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
“先生” is a Chinese word. Its 13 meanings in English:
noun
- mister; sir; gentleman
- husband
- An honorific for a person of virtue, learning, or ability (usually conferred on males).
- teacher
- Usually placed after a profession of fortune-telling, storytelling, face reading, feng shui, or something similar.
- bookkeeper
- doctor
- traditional Chinese medicine physician
- scholar; intellectual; man of letters
- Taoist priest
- senior family member, especially one's father or elder brother
- female prostitute
- one who was born earlier
Etymology
Attested in 詩經・大雅・生民之什・生民.
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