天師
Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天師) | 天 | 師 | |
| simp. (天师) | 天 | 师 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānshī
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Tianshih
- Wade–Giles: Tʻien1-shih1
- Yale: Tyān-shr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tianshy
- Palladius: Тяньши (Tjanʹši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 si1
- Yale: tīn sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-su
- Tâi-lô: Thian-su
- Phofsit Daibuun: tiensw
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ su³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
天師
- (Taoism) Celestial Master (leader of Zhengyi Dao)