師兄

See also: 师兄

Chinese

	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model	elder brother
trad. (師兄)	師	兄
simp. (师兄)	师	兄
alternative forms	Ching Hong Kong Cantonese 清 Hong Kong Cantonese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shīxiōng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄒㄩㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ hing¹
Eastern Min (BUC): sṳ̆-hĭng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-hiaⁿ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹sy-shion₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shīxiōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄒㄩㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shihsyong
  - Wade–Giles: shih¹-hsiung¹
  - Yale: shr̄-syūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyshiong
  - Palladius: шисюн (šisjun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ hing¹
  - Yale: sī hīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ hing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ hing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sṳ̆-hĭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sy⁵⁵ ^(h-)iŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-hiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: su-hiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su'hviaf
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹sy-shion₁
  - MiniDict: sy^平 shion^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹sr-xion₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩⁵⁵ ɕioŋ²¹/

Noun

師兄

male senior fellow student or apprentice (especially in a Chinese martial arts school where the seniority is not based on the student's age or level of skill, but on the chronological order of following a particular sifu)
son of one's teacher or master who is older than oneself
father's male apprentice who is older than oneself
(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) used for addressing other users on forums, discussion rooms, or social media platforms
Ching你 jm9 [Cantonese] ― cing¹ nei⁵ zei¹ em¹ gau² [Jyutping] ― twin wtf r u doing
- 2025 July 30, momo_nanase.770, Threads‎^[1]:
  
  萬能嘅 threads 🙏🏻師兄件衫好靚喺邊到買的 [Cantonese, trad.]
  万能嘅 threads 🙏🏻师兄件衫好靓喺边到买的 [Cantonese, simp.]
  maan⁶ nang⁴ ge³ threads si¹ hing¹ gin⁶ saam¹ hou² leng³ hai² bin¹ dou⁶ maai⁵ dik¹ [Jyutping]
  all powerful threads 🙏🏻 where did you get ur shirt its so pretty
- 2026 January 10, lhokvremedia, Threads‎^[2]:
  
  師兄。晨早流流、你唔好咁撚痴線。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  师兄。晨早流流、你唔好咁撚痴线。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  si¹ hing¹. san⁴ zou² lau⁴ lau⁴, nei⁵ m⁴ hou² gam³ lan² ci¹ sin³. [Jyutping]
  Bro. Don't be so fucking crazy first thing in the morning.
- 2026 May 21, jfft.weare, Threads‎^[3]:
  
  師兄，你真心有撚病 [Cantonese, trad.]
  师兄，你真心有撚病 [Cantonese, simp.]
  si¹ hing¹, nei⁵ zan¹ sam¹ jau⁵ lan² beng⁶ [Jyutping]
  Bro, you're fucking sick in the head
1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, by extension) bro; a term of address used typically to refer to male peers
  師兄，咪玩我啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  师兄，咪玩我啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  si¹ hing¹, mai⁵ waan² ngo⁵ laa¹. [Jyutping]
  Bro, stop messing with me.
  - 2021 July 30, 阿女又戀嚟 [Love with the Gap]‎^[4], episode 10, spoken by the narrator (蔡斯翰):
    
    你搞到Cathy成晚都食唔安坐唔落啊，師兄 [Cantonese, trad.]
    你搞到Cathy成晚都食唔安坐唔落啊，师兄 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei⁵ gaau² dou³ Cathy seng⁴ maan⁵ dou¹ sik⁶ m⁴ on¹ co⁵ m⁴ lok⁶ aa³, si¹ hing¹ [Jyutping]
    You made Cathy antsy all night, bro
  - 2026 June 22, 2026小學生課後調查👶🏻復刻多人公園捉伊因 🏃🏻新興屯門陀螺熱點🎈 (地Cult遊)‎^[5], episode 14, Lai Ying (actor):
    
    救我，救我啊師兄 [Cantonese, trad.]
    救我，救我啊师兄 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gau³ ngo⁵, gau³ ngo⁵ aa³ si¹ hing¹ [Jyutping]
    Save me, save me bro
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, by extension) guy
  - 2026 May 29, sheeta_tattoo, Threads‎^[6]:
    
    自從幾日前 threads 睇到呢位師兄套狂戰士盔甲之後，我就瘋狂 stalk 住佢今日去到邊 😍 [Cantonese, trad.]
    自从几日前 threads 睇到呢位师兄套狂战士盔甲之后，我就疯狂 stalk 住佢今日去到边 😍 [Cantonese, simp.]
    zi⁶ cung⁴ gei² jat⁶ cin⁴ threads tai² dou^3-2 ne¹ wai⁶ si¹ hing¹ tou³ kwong⁴ zin³ si⁶ kwai¹ gaap³ zi¹ hau⁶, ngo⁵ zau⁶ fung¹ kong⁴ stalk zyu⁶ keoi⁵ gam¹ jat⁶ heoi³ dou³ bin¹ [Jyutping]
    Since seeing this guy's Berserk armour on Threads a few days ago, I've been stalking him like crazy trying to figure out where he'd be today 😍
  - 2026 July 2, writewithsoul.hk, Threads‎^[7]:
    
    合埋眼聽到第 4 句　已經分唔清面前呢位師兄係邊位 🙏🏻🙏🏻 [Cantonese, trad.]
    合埋眼听到第 4 句　已经分唔清面前呢位师兄系边位 🙏🏻🙏🏻 [Cantonese, simp.]
    hap⁶ maai⁴ ngaan⁵ teng¹ dou³ dai⁶ sei³ geoi³, ji⁵ ging¹ fan¹ m⁴ cing¹ min⁶ cin⁴ ni¹ wai^6-2 si¹ hing¹ hai⁶ bin¹ wai^6-2 [Jyutping]
    By the time you hear the fourth sentence with your eyes closed, you already can't tell who this person is 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Synonyms

師哥／师哥 (shīgē)
(bro): 兄弟 (xiōngdì)

Coordinate terms

(senior female schoolmate, term of address): 師姐／师姐 (shījiě), 師姊／师姊