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帝师

dì shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(historical) emperor's tutor / (Yuan dynasty) imperial preceptor (high-ranking official title held by Tibetan Buddhism leaders)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4436f58f10877848. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

帝師 帝师 [di4 shi1] /(historical) emperor's tutor; (Yuan dynasty) imperial preceptor (high-ranking official title held by Tibetan Buddhism leaders)/

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Other forms in these source records: 帝師

  • 帝
    dì

    (bound form) emperor / sovereign / supreme deity

  • 师
    shī

    teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops

    Shī

    surname Shi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.