master; great master; leading authority
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Meanings
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master; great master; leading authority (in academics or arts)
formalA respectful and formal term used to honor distinguished figures who have made groundbreaking contributions to their field, often implying they are models for later generations.
Sū苏
Shì轼
shì是
Běi北
Sòng宋
de的
cí词
jiā家
zōng宗
jiàng匠
。
Su Shi was a master of ci poetry in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Qí齐
Bái白
Shí石
kān堪
chēng称
Zhōng中
guó国
huà画
tán坛
de的
yī一
dài代
zōng宗
jiàng匠
。
Qi Baishi can be called a master of his generation in the Chinese painting world.
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Zhè这
wèi位
fó佛
xué学
zōng宗
jiàng匠
de的
zhù著
zuò作
yǐng影
xiǎng响
le了
zhěng整
gè个
Dōng东
Yà亚
。
This Buddhist master's works influenced the whole of East Asia.
Tā他
bèi被
zūn尊
wéi为
dāng当
dài代
shū书
fǎ法
jiè界
de的
zōng宗
jiàng匠
。
He is revered as a master in the contemporary calligraphy world.