founder; originator; pioneer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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founder; originator; the first to establish a school or enterprise
formalOriginally Buddhist terminology referring to the first monk to establish a temple on a mountain; now used metaphorically for pioneers in any field.
Tā他
bèi被
zūn尊
wéi为
zhè这
yī一
xué学
pài派
de的
kāi~
。
He is revered as the founding patriarch of this school.
Dá达
mó摩
dà大
shī师
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
Chán禅
zōng宗
de的
kāi~
。
Master Bodhidharma is the founding patriarch of Chinese Zen Buddhism.
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Zhè这
wèi位
qǐ企
yè业
jiā家
bèi被
yù誉
wéi为
xiàn现
dài代
diàn电
shāng商
háng行
yè业
de的
kāi~
。
This entrepreneur is hailed as the founding father of the modern e-commerce industry.