粵

先sin1師si1

simp先师
sin1 si1xiān shī

English

  1. one's late teacher
  2. "Master"; a religion's founder or a patron deity of an industry, who is esteemed or even deified after death

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 備受尊崇以至神化嘅已逝祖師或者行業神

Examples

  • 先師誕

    Master's Birthday

  • 至聖先師

    The Great Sage and the First Teacher (a title dedicated to Confucius)

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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