leading authority; luminary
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
leading authority; eminent figure; luminary (literally: Mount Tai and the Big Dipper)
formalA respectful term for a master or doyen in a particular field. Derived from the idiom 泰山北斗 (Mount Tai and the North Star), referring to something or someone of great eminence.
Tā他
shì是
jīng京
jù剧
jiè界
de的
tài泰
dǒu斗
。
He is a leading authority in the world of Peking Opera.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
kān堪
chēng称
yīn音
yuè乐
jiè界
de的
tài泰
dǒu斗
。
This professor can be called a luminary in the music world.
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Xué学
shù术
tài泰
dǒu斗
de的
lí离
qù去
shì是
wén文
huà化
jiè界
de的
jù巨
dà大
sǔn损
shī失
。
The passing of this academic doyen is a great loss to the cultural world.