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老子

lǎo zi · lao zi/Lǎo zǐ · lao zi

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Meaning

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lǎo zi 老子

  1. father
  2. daddy
  3. "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt)
  4. I (used arrogantly or jocularly)

Lǎo zǐ 老子

  1. Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經 / 道德经 (Dào dé jīng) by Laozi

In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)子(zǐ)是(shì)他(tā)人(rén)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)尊(zūn)称(chēng)。

Laozi is an honorific title given to him by others.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)子(zǐ)的(de)本(běn)名(míng)是(shì)李(lǐ)耳(ěr)。

Laozi's real name was Li Er.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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