Laozi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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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.
Synonym of Tao Te Ching.

/ˈlaʊdzə/ /-zi/ /ˈlaʊtzə/ /-ziː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Laozi.wav /ˈlaʊ.t͡sz̩/ lou′dzœ′

Laozi Laosi Lao Tse Lao Tu Lao-Tzu Lao-Tsu Laotze Lao Zi Laou-tsze Laocius

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 老子 (“the Old One, the Venerable One”).

Laojun Tao Te Ching

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

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