开山祖师 kāi shān zǔ shī

DEFINITIONS

  1. founding master of a monastery
  2. founder
  3. originator

CHARACTERS

开 kāi
HSK 1
open; initiate, begin, start
山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak
祖 zǔ
HSK 6
ancestor, forefather; grandfather
师 shī
HSK 1
teacher, master, specialist