







开山始祖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the pioneer or founder of a new undertaking”. A school of thought, or an organization. Literally, “Open mountain founder”.

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Open the tool →开山始祖 (kāi shān shǐ zǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the pioneer or founder of a new undertaking”.
开山始祖 is pronounced kāi shān shǐ zǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 开山始祖 means “Open mountain founder”. It is used to mean “the pioneer or founder of a new undertaking”.
原指开创寺院的和尚。后借指某一事业的创始人。同“开山祖师”。