title of respect for taoists

highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler

South China Sea

surname Nan

south

surname Hai

ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

surname Guan

to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook

Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform

sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

five / 5

hundred / numerous / all kinds of

abbr. for 阿羅漢|阿罗汉[a1 luo2 han4]

gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift

Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

man