TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
先生
ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ · xiānshēng
noun — Mr.; sir; teacher; gentleman
字源 FORM — what the parts do
先first; before; ahead (先後的先)xiāna foot stepping forward (𠂉) over legs (儿) — one who walks ahead; first
生to be born; to live; student (學生的生)shēnga plant (屮) sprouting from the ground (土) — birth, life, growing
先生，先後的先，學生的生。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
腳先邁出（先），苗已生長（生）——比你先出生的那個人，就是先生。
The foot steps ahead (先: 𠂉+儿, going first) and the sprout is already up (生: 屮+土, born and growing) — born before you, and so: elder, teacher, Mr.
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