Examples
lǎo zi老子shì是tā rén他人duì对tā他de的zūn chēng尊称。
老子是他人对他的尊称。
Laozi is an honorific title given to him by others.
子是中国古代对有学问的人的尊称，如孔子，老子，墨子，韩非子。
The title "Zi" was an honorific title for learned scholars in ancient China, such as Confucius, Laozi, Mozi and Han Feizi.