常師

Chinese

		always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (常師)		常	師
simp. (常师)		常	师

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁴ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángshih
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-shih¹
    • Yale: cháng-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngshy
    • Palladius: чанши (čanši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁴ si¹
    • Yale: sèuhng sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁴ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁴ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²¹ siː⁵⁵/

Noun

常師

1. (literary) regular teacher

   • 夫子焉不學，而亦何常師之有？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫子焉不学，而亦何常师之有？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Fūzǐ yān bù xué, ér yì hé chángshī zhī yǒu? [Pinyin]

     Where could our Master go that he should not have an opportunity of learning them? And yet what necessity was there for his having a regular master?"

   • 聖人無常師。孔子師郯子、萇弘、師襄、老聃。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     圣人无常师。孔子师郯子、苌弘、师襄、老聃。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th–9th century, Han Yu, 師說

     Shèngrén wú chángshī. Kǒngzǐ shī Tán Zǐ, Cháng Hóng, Shī Xiāng, Lǎo Dān. [Pinyin]

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