siăn-sé

Min Nan

Alternative spelling

sia̋n-sé (version based on Tâi-lô)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 先(せん)生(せい) (sensei).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sen³⁵ se⁵³/

Noun

siăn-sé (POJ) (Taiwanese Hokkien)

teacher (Classifier: 位 mn; 个 mn)
Synonym: 老師／老师 (lāu-su/lāu-sir)
(honorific) expert; specialist (Classifier: 位 mn; 个 mn)

Romanization

Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 先生

Further reading

“Query for siăn-sé”, in ChhoeTaigi 台語辭典⁺ (in Min Nan), 2023.

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