"先生" meaning in Chinois

See 先生 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ɕi̯ɛn˥ ʂɤŋ˥\, \ɕi̯ɛn˥ ʂɤŋ˥\ [Mandarin] Audio: zh-xiānsheng.ogg , zh-yue-先生.opus [Cantonese]
  1. Monsieur.
    Sense id: fr-先生-zh-noun-epmrnuXr
  2. Mari, époux.
    Sense id: fr-先生-zh-noun-88xhTqGS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 女士 (nǚshì), madame (tàitai), 小伙 (xiǎohuǒ) (alt: 小夥), 小伙子 (xiǎohuǒzi) (alt: 小夥子), 小朋友 (xiǎo péngyou), 小姐 (xiǎojie), 先生 (xiānsheng), 夫人 (fūrén), 太太 (tàitài), 小姐 (xiǎojiě)
Categories (other): Noms communs en chinois, Chinois
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de 先 (xiān) (premier) et de 生 (shēng) (naissance)."
  ],
  "lang": "Chinois",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "related": [
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      "roman": "nǚshì",
      "translation": "dame, madame",
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    },
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        "à une épouse"
      ],
      "roman": "tàitai",
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      "roman": "xiǎohuǒ",
      "translation": "jeune homme",
      "word": "小伙"
    },
    {
      "alt": "小夥子",
      "roman": "xiǎohuǒzi",
      "translation": "jeune homme",
      "word": "小伙子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎo péngyou",
      "translation": "petit, enfant",
      "word": "小朋友"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎojie",
      "translation": "jeune fille, mademoiselle",
      "word": "小姐"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiānsheng",
      "translation": "monsieur",
      "word": "先生"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fūrén",
      "translation": "épouse",
      "word": "夫人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tàitài",
      "translation": "madame, épouse",
      "word": "太太"
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    {
      "roman": "xiǎojiě",
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "王先生来了。 (simplifié)"
        },
        {
          "text": "王先生來了。 (traditionnel)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Braille : ⠶⠂ ⠓⠩⠁⠱⠼ ⠇⠪⠂⠇⠢⠐⠆"
        }
      ],
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        "Monsieur."
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      "glosses": [
        "Mari, époux."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xiānshēng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ɕi̯ɛn˥ ʂɤŋ˥\\"
    },
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      "ipa": "\\ɕi̯ɛn˥ ʂɤŋ˥\\",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xiānshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "EFEO"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "EFEO"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sien-cheng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsien¹ shêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syānshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ"
    },
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "\\ɕiːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵\\"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sin¹ saang¹"
    },
    {
      "audio": "zh-yue-先生.opus",
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    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "gan"
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      "zh_pron": "xien¹ sen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sîn-sâng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xie¹ seng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Eastern-Min",
        "Bang-ua-ce",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sĭng-săng"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Peh-oe-ji",
        "Hokkien",
        "Fujian",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sian-siⁿ, sin-seⁿ, sian-seⁿ, sian-seng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Chaozhou",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sing¹ sên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xi san (T1)"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "\\sen ʃˠæŋ\\"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Baxter-Sagart"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "*\\sˤər sreŋ\\"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "*\\sɯːn sʰleːŋ\\"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de 先 (xiān) (premier) et de 生 (shēng) (naissance)."
  ],
  "lang": "Chinois",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "nǚshì",
      "translation": "dame, madame",
      "word": "女士"
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      "raw_tags": [
        "à une épouse"
      ],
      "roman": "tàitai",
      "word": "madame"
    },
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      "alt": "小夥",
      "roman": "xiǎohuǒ",
      "translation": "jeune homme",
      "word": "小伙"
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      "alt": "小夥子",
      "roman": "xiǎohuǒzi",
      "translation": "jeune homme",
      "word": "小伙子"
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      "roman": "xiǎo péngyou",
      "translation": "petit, enfant",
      "word": "小朋友"
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      "roman": "xiǎojie",
      "translation": "jeune fille, mademoiselle",
      "word": "小姐"
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    {
      "roman": "xiānsheng",
      "translation": "monsieur",
      "word": "先生"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fūrén",
      "translation": "épouse",
      "word": "夫人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tàitài",
      "translation": "madame, épouse",
      "word": "太太"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎojiě",
      "translation": "mademoiselle",
      "word": "小姐"
    }
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        {
          "text": "王先生来了。 (simplifié)"
        },
        {
          "text": "王先生來了。 (traditionnel)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Braille : ⠶⠂ ⠓⠩⠁⠱⠼ ⠇⠪⠂⠇⠢⠐⠆"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Monsieur."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Mari, époux."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xiānshēng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ɕi̯ɛn˥ ʂɤŋ˥\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ɕi̯ɛn˥ ʂɤŋ˥\\",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xiānshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "EFEO"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "EFEO"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sien-cheng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsien¹ shêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syānshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ"
    },
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "\\ɕiːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵\\"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sin¹ saang¹"
    },
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      "audio": "zh-yue-先生.opus",
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "gan"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xien¹ sen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sîn-sâng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xie¹ seng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Eastern-Min",
        "Bang-ua-ce",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sĭng-săng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Peh-oe-ji",
        "Hokkien",
        "Fujian",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sian-siⁿ, sin-seⁿ, sian-seⁿ, sian-seng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Chaozhou",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sing¹ sên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xi san (T1)"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "\\sen ʃˠæŋ\\"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Baxter-Sagart"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "*\\sˤər sreŋ\\"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "*\\sɯːn sʰleːŋ\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先生"
}

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