"Laozi" meaning in English

See Laozi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlaʊdzə/ [General-American], /-zi/ [General-American], /ˈlaʊtzə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ziː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlaʊ.t͡sz̩/ [China]
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 老子 (“the Old One, the Venerable One”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|老子}} 老子, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{der|en|zh|老子||the Old One, the Venerable One}} Chinese 老子 (“the Old One, the Venerable One”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Laozi
  1. (Chinese history) An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god. Tags: Chinese Categories (topical): Chinese mythology, History of China, Taoism Translations (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism): لَاو تْسِي (lāw tsī) (Arabic), لَاو تْزِه (lāw tzih) (Arabic), 老子 (Ló-chú, Nó͘-chú) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 老子 (lou⁵ zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 老子 (Lǎozǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Lao-c' [masculine] (Czech), Laozi [masculine] (Dutch), 老子 (Lō̤-cṳ̄) (Eastern Min Chinese), Laocio (Esperanto), Laotse (Finnish), Lao Tseu [masculine] (French), Laozi [masculine] (French), Laozi [masculine] (German), Λάο Τσε (Láo Tse) [masculine] (Greek), 老子 (Ló-chṳ́) (Hakka Chinese), Lao-ce (Hungarian), 老子 (Rōshi) (alt: ろうし) (Japanese), 노자 (Noja) (alt: 老子) (Korean), 로자 (Roja) [North-Korea] (Korean), लाओजी (lāojī) [masculine] (Marathi), Lao Zi [masculine] (Portuguese), Ла́оцзы (Láoczy) [masculine] (Russian), Ла́о-цзы (Láo-czy) [masculine] (Russian), Lao-Tsé [masculine] (Spanish), Laozi [masculine] (Spanish), Laocio [masculine] (Spanish), เล่าจื๊อ (lâo-jéu) (Thai), ལོའོ་ཙེ། (lo'o tse) (Tibetan), لاۋزى (lawzi) (Uyghur), Lão Tử (alt: 老子) (Vietnamese)
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  2. (inexact, with 'the') Synonym of Tao Te Ching. Categories (topical): Books, Individuals, Philosophers Synonyms: Tao Te Ching [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Laozi-en-name-0pMrOXTy Disambiguation of Books: 28 72 Disambiguation of Individuals: 31 69 Disambiguation of Philosophers: 30 70 Categories (other): Eastern Min terms with redundant transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Eastern Min translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Eastern Min terms with redundant transliterations: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Eastern Min translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Laojun, Laosi, Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tzu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Lao Zi, Laocius [Latinate] Related terms: a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

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      "word": "Laocio"
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      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
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      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Lao Tseu"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Laozi"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
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      "word": "Λάο Τσε"
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      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "word": "Lao-ce"
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      "word": "老子"
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      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "word": "노자"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "Roja",
      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "로자"
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    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "lāojī",
      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "लाओजी"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Lao Zi"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "Ла́оцзы"
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        "masculine"
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "es",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "th",
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      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "word": "เล่าจื๊อ"
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      "roman": "lo'o tse",
      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "word": "ལོའོ་ཙེ།"
    },
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      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "lawzi",
      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "word": "لاۋزى"
    },
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      "alt": "老子",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism",
      "word": "Lão Tử"
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}

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