太師

See also: 太师

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (太師)		太	師
simp. (太师)		太	师
anagram		師太／师太

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàishī

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ si¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-su / thài-sir

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàishī
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàishih
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-shih¹
    • Yale: tài-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshy
    • Palladius: тайши (tajši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taai³ si¹
    • Yale: taai sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tai³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-su
    • Tâi-lô: thài-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: taesw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-sir
    • Tâi-lô: thài-sir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ³³/

Noun

太師

1. (historical) Grand Preceptor (title for a very high official in imperial China)

Derived terms

• 太子太師／太子太师
• 太師交椅／太师交椅
• 太師椅／太师椅 (tàishīyǐ)
• 太師母／太师母

 

Related terms

• 太保 (tàibǎo)
• 太傅 (tàifù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太師):

• → Japanese: 太(たい)師(し) (taishi)
• → Korean: 태사(太師) (taesa)
• → Vietnamese: thái sư (太師)

Others:

• → Manchu: ᡨᠠᡳᡧᡳ (taiši)
• → Middle Mongol:
  • Classical Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠰᠢ (tayisi)
    • Mongolian: тайш (tajš)
  • → Written Oirat: ᡐᠠᡕᡅᠱᡅ (tayiši)

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	師

Noun

太師 • (taesa) (hangeul 태사)

1. hanja form^? of 태사

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	師

Noun

太師

1. chữ Hán form of thái sư.