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

Etymology

During the Han Dynasty, the three highest civil posts, 三公 (sāngōng), were 太師／太师 (tàishī), 太傅 (tàifù) and 太保 (tàibǎo). These were the three highest civil positions at the time (modern equivalent ~ White House Chief of Staff or prime minister), and were roughly equivalent in rank to the subsequent position of 宰相 (zǎixiàng, “Chancellor of China”). 太師／太师 (tàishī) was the most senior of the three.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàishī

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ si¹
Min Nan (POJ): thài-su / thài-sir

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tàishī
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshy
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ si¹
  - Yale: taai sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ xi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ siː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-su
  - Tâi-lô: thài-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: taesw
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰaɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-sir
  - Tâi-lô: thài-sir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰaɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ³³/

Noun

太師

(historical) Grand Preceptor

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太師):

→ Korean: 태사 (太師, taesa)
→ Vietnamese: thái sư (太師)

→ Mongolian: тайш (tajš)
→ Manchu: ᡨᠠᡳᡧᡳ (taiši)

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	師

Noun

太師 • (taesa) (hangeul 태사)

Hanja form^? of 태사.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
太	師

Noun

太師

Hán tự form of thái sư.

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