lǎo

common
name

Meaning of 老夫子

老夫子 means old-style private tutor; schoolmaster; private advisor or secretary to an official (Qing Dynasty). Pronounced lǎo fū zǐ.

  • old-style private tutor; schoolmaster
  • private advisor or secretary to an official (Qing Dynasty)
  • pedantic scholar; bookish person

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
jiāo
le
shǎo
shū
 

This old teacher taught him to read many classical texts.

Cūn
de
hái
zi
dōu
yóu
wèi
lǎo
méng
 

All the children in the village were first educated by an old-style tutor.

Measure Words

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