tổ sư
Pronunciation
Northern
/to̰˧˩˧ sɨ˧˧/
Central
/to˧˩˨ ʂɨ˧˥/
Southern
/to˨˩˦ ʂɨ˧˧/
Listen
founder
Noun
founder
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
founder, progenitor
Discourse & Logic
A tổ sư is the founder or original teacher of a specific school of thought, profession, or religion.
vi Mọi người đều tôn kính vị tổ sư của môn phái.
en Everyone respects the founder of the school.
Parts
tổ / sư / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 祖師 …
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Parts
tổ / sư / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 祖師 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 祖師
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
祖師
Candidates by syllable
tổ
組
sư
師
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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founder
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Similar
founder
Use
tổ chức / tổ ấm / tổ tiên / tổ chức y tế thế giới …
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Use
tổ chức / tổ ấm / tổ tiên / tổ chức y tế thế giới …