Laozi en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlaʊtzə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ziː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-zi/ (General-American)
- /ˈlaʊdzə/ (General-American)
- lou′dzœ′
- /ˈlaʊ.t͡sz̩/ (China)
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 老子 (“the Old One, the Venerable One”).
Meanings
- (Chinese) 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.
- (qualifier:inexact, with 'the') Synonym of Tao Te Ching.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laocius | Latinate, alternative | lexicographic | |
| Lao-Tzu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Lao Tu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Laou-tsze | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Laotze | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Lao-Tsu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Lao Zi | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Lao Tse | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Laosi | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Synonyms
Translations (31)
el Λάο Τσε (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · vi Lão Tử (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · es Laozi (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · hak 老子 (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · cs Lao-c' (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · ko 로자 (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · pt Lao Zi (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · ug لاۋزى (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · cdo 老子 (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · nan-hbl 老子 (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · ru Ла́оцзы (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · es Lao-Tsé (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · pl Laozi (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · eo Laocio (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · hu Lao-ce (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · ko 노자 (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · de Laozi (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · ru Ла́о-цзы (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · yue 老子 (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · es Laocio (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · ar لَاو تْسِي (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · fr Laozi (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · ja 老子 (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · th เล่าจื๊อ (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · mr लाओजी (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · fi Laotse (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · nl Laozi (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · cmn 老子 (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · bo ལོའོ་ཙེ། (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · ar لَاو تْزِه (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) · fr Lao Tseu (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism)