祖師 (zou2 si1) — founder of a school of learning in Cantonese

zouˊ²siˉ¹
祖师
Mandarin Pinyin: zu3 shi1

Meaning of 祖師

nounfounder of a school of learning
noun(noun) a founder of academic; the founder of a sect such as Buddhism or Taoism; a patriarch;
nounthe founder of a school of learning, a craft, etc

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