Laozi

See also: lǎozi, Lǎozǐ, and Lao Zi

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Etymology

From the Hanyu PinyinCategory:English terms borrowed from Hanyu Pinyin#LAOZICategory:English terms derived from Hanyu Pinyin#LAOZI[1] romanization of the standard MandarinCategory:English terms borrowed from Mandarin#LAOZICategory:English terms derived from Mandarin#LAOZI pronunciation of ChineseCategory:English terms derived from Chinese#LAOZI 老子 (“the Old One, the Venerable One”).

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Proper noun

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  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 mythologyCategory:en:Chinese mythology#LAOZI) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god.
  2. (inexact, with 'the') Synonym of Tao Te Ching.

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References

  1. ↑ “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 481: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] Lao-tzu (Laozi) 老子”

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Spanish

Proper noun

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  1. alternative form of Lao-Tsé
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