siăn-sé

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Hokkien[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Definitions[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of siăn-sé – see 先生 (“one who was born earlier; mister; sir; gentleman; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 先生).