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

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

(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)

hanja form^? of 태사

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	師

Noun

太師

chữ Hán form of thái sư