老子 – vocab dash

老子Lǎozǐ

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Meanings

1. Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism

2. the sacred book of Daoism, 道德经 (Dàodéjīng) by Laozi

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老子Lǎozǐ是shì他人tārén对duì他tā的de尊称zūnchēng。

Laozi is an honorific title given to him by others.

道教Dàojiào是shì用yòng老子Lǎozǐ的de教导jiàodǎo创立chuànglì的de，他tā是shì公元前gōngyuánqián六liù零líng四sì年nián在zài现代xiàndài的de河南省HénánShěng出生chūshēng的de圣贤shèngxián。

Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province.

老子Lǎozǐ的de本名běnmíng是shì李耳Lǐ'Ěr。

Laozi's real name was Li Er.

子是shì中国Zhōngguó古代gǔdài对duì有学问yǒuxuéwèn的de人rén的de尊称zūnchēng，如rú孔子Kǒngzǐ，老子Lǎozǐ，墨子Mòzǐ，韩非子HánFēizǐ。

The title "Zi" was an honorific title for learned scholars in ancient China, such as Confucius, Laozi, Mozi and Han Feizi.