祖師 (zou2 si1) — founder of a school of learning in Cantonese
zouˊ²祖siˉ¹師简 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