thánh sư
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun: - Founder, father, progenitor: A person who establishes or originates a particular school of thought, doctrine, profession, or significant field. This term carries a tone of deep reverence and respect, implying the person is a venerated master or sage-like founder.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Khổng Tử được tôn vinh là thánh sư của Nho giáo. (Confucius is revered as the founder/father of Confucianism.)
- Ông ấy được coi là thánh sư của ngành y học cổ truyền nước ta. (He is considered the father of our country's traditional medicine.)
Advanced Usage
- The term thánh sư is formal and carries significant cultural and historical weight. It is typically used for figures from the distant past who laid the foundational principles of a major intellectual, spiritual, or professional tradition.
- It is often used in historical, academic, or ceremonial contexts rather than in everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Tổ sư (noun): A very close synonym, also meaning "founder" or "originator" of a craft, trade, or school. The nuance can sometimes be slightly less elevated than thánh sư.
- Người sáng lập (noun): A more general and modern term for "founder," applicable to organizations, companies, or theories without the inherent reverential tone of thánh sư.
- Bậc thầy khai sáng (noun phrase): "Enlightened master," a descriptive phrase emphasizing the pioneering and teaching role.
Synonyms
- Người khai sinh (noun): The one who gave birth to (an idea/movement).
- Ông tổ (noun): Forefather, progenitor (often used for trades or clans).
- Người đặt nền móng (noun phrase): The one who laid the foundation.
Related Idioms
- Tôn sư trọng đạo: (Idiom) "Respect the teacher, revere the doctrine." This idiom encapsulates the cultural value of respecting masters and their teachings, a value directly associated with figures referred to as thánh sư.