師父

See also: 师父

Chinese

a division (milit.); teacher; master
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
 
father
trad. (師父)
simp. (师父)

Pronunciation


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

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (shifu

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

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

師父 • (sabu) (hangeul 사부)

  1. hanja form? of 사부 (master)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

師父

  1. chữ Hán form of sư phụ (master)