daoshi

English

Alternative forms

• taoshi, tao-shi, tao-shih
• tao-sse (obsolete)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道士 (dàoshì, “Taoist scholar, scholar of the Way”).

Noun

daoshi (countable and uncountable, plural daoshis)

1. (Taoism) A person committed to Taoism, a Taoist priest, monk, etc.

Hypernyms

• monk, nun, hermit, priest, magician

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 道士 (zh) (dàoshì)

• Japanese: 道士 (ja)

Anagrams

• Odisha, Idahos, daisho