師父

See also: 师父

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

師父

  1. master; teacher (usually for martial arts)
  2. term of address for a Buddhist monk or a nun

Usage notes

This term is also used to refer to female teachers, while the term 師母／师母 (shīmǔ) refers specifically to a male teacher's wife, and not to female teachers. Usually, 師父／师父 (shīfu) is used to refer to martial arts teachers and Buddhist monks or nuns, while 師傅／师傅 (shīfu) is used to refer to a master or teacher of a trade.

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
師 父
し
Grade: 5		 ふ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    Noun

    師(し)父(ふ) • (shifu) 

    1. teacher and father
    2. (honorific) teacher, master

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    師父

    Noun

    師父 • (sabu) (hangeul 사부)

    1. Hanja form? of 사부 (“master”).

    Vietnamese
    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    師父

    Noun

    師父

    1. chữ Hán form of sư phụ (“master”).
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