先生 xiānsheng

1. xiānsheng noun Mr.; sir; mister
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'xiānsheng' 先生 n 2, p. 1035; CC-CEDICT '先生'; Guoyu '先生' 1; Sun 2006, loc. 1440)
2. xiānsheng phrase first born
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: An honorific used in Literary Chinese as early as the Warring States (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 78).
3. xiānsheng noun husband
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 丈夫 (ABC 'xiānsheng' 先生 n 3, p. 1035; CC-CEDICT '先生'; Guoyu '先生' 2)
4. xiānsheng noun teacher
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 老师 (ABC 'xiānsheng' 先生 n 1, p. 1035; CC-CEDICT '先生'; Guoyu '先生' 3)
5. xiānsheng noun gentleman
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '先生' 4)
6. xiānsheng noun doctor
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Dialect (ABC 'xiānsheng' 先生 n 5, p. 1035; CC-CEDICT '先生'; Guoyu '先生')
7. xiānsheng noun bookkeeper
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'xiānsheng' 先生 n 6, p. 1035)
8. xiānsheng noun fortune teller
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'xiānsheng' 先生 n 7, p. 1035; Guoyu '先生')
9. xiānsheng noun prostitute
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'xiānsheng' 先生 n 4, p. 1035; Guoyu '先生' 7)
10. xiānsheng noun a Taoist scholar
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '先生' 6)

Contained in

• 1. 佛光人要先入世后出世 2. 佛光人要先度生后度死 3. 佛光人要先生活后生死 4. 佛光人要先缩小后扩大(1. 佛光人要先入世後出世 2. 佛光人要先度生後度死 3. 佛光人要先生活後生死 4. 佛光人要先縮小後擴大) 1. Fo Guang Members should serve the world before renouncing it. 2. Fo Guang members should save the living before liberating the dead. 3. Fo Guang members should try to learn to live a good life before dying a good death. 4. Fo Guang members should progress gradually in their practice.

Also contained in

风水先生 、 憨豆先生 、 缠夹二先生 、 先生施教 、 五柳先生传 、 好好先生 、 德先生 、 赛先生 、 账房先生 、 算命先生

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• Hsing Yun Diary 29 - Chan in Daily Life: Applying Oil and Incense 星雲日記29～生活禪 添油香(1994/5/1～1994/5/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 96
• Taiwanese Leadership Elections 台灣領導人的選舉 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 3 - Social Affinities 1 《百年佛緣3－社緣篇1》 — count: 95
• Entrepreneurs and Fo Guang Shan 企業家與佛光山 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 3 - Social Affinities 1 《百年佛緣3－社緣篇1》 — count: 87
• Me and Artists 我與藝術家們 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 5 - Culture and Education 1 《百年佛緣5－文教篇1》 — count: 75
• My Appraisal of Contemporary Characters 我對當代人物的評議 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 4 - Social Affinities 2 《百年佛緣4－社緣篇2》 — count: 73
• Me and Mainland Leaders at all Levels 我與大陸各階層的領導人們 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 3 - Social Affinities 1 《百年佛緣3－社緣篇1》 — count: 62
• Hsing Yun Diary 27 - True Spiritual Practice: Masters of Destiny 星雲日記27～真修行 命運的主人(1994/2/16～1994/2/28) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 62
• My Interaction with the Media 我與媒體的互動 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 6 - Culture and Education 2 《百年佛緣6－文教篇2》 — count: 60
• Hsing Yun Diary 19 - A Heart-to-Heart Talk: Perfectly Willing 星雲日記19～談心接心 心甘情願(1992/10/16～1992/10/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 51
• My Affinity with a Crownless King 我與無冕之王的因緣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 6 - Culture and Education 2 《百年佛緣6－文教篇2》 — count: 51

Collocations

• 老先生 (老先生) 老先生 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The ultimate tranquility beyond laksana - Part 14 [Lecture] 四相寂滅起大乘行分第十四 【講話】 — count: 9
• 孙中山先生 (孫中山先生) 正如孫中山先生說的 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 7
• 称先生 (稱先生) 老年人也是稱先生 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 6: Intersting Monastery Occurrences 第六講‧叢林趣聞 — count: 4
• 王先生 (王先生) 王先生一樣 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 6: Intersting Monastery Occurrences 第六講‧叢林趣聞 — count: 4
• 中先生 (中先生) 赴印度的保證人是印度華僑聯合國的主席葉幹中先生 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 4
• 谭先生 (譚先生) 雖蒙葉先生及譚先生說 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, India 印度 — count: 4
• 叶先生 (葉先生) 瑞二位法師及葉先生的肯發心負責保證 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 4
• 燊先生 (燊先生) 和我們同來的僑領譚銳燊先生 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, India 印度 — count: 4
• 先生说 (先生說) 正如孫中山先生說的 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 戴季陶先生 (戴季陶先生) 中國國民黨元老戴季陶先生 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 8: Buddhist Festivals and Special Days 第八講．佛教節日 — count: 3