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老子 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • laozi name An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god.

Senses

老子 is used for these senses in English:

  • Laozi (Chinese history) An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god.
  • Tao Te Ching (philosophy, Taoism) A Chinese classic text fundamental to both philosophical and religious Taoism.

laozi — full definition

  1. name An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god.
  2. name Synonym of Tao Te Ching.
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