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師父

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See also: 师父

Chinese

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

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Noun

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師父

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

Usage notes

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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.

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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師(し)父(ふ) • (shifu) 

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

References

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  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

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Hanja in this term
師父

Noun

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師父 • (sabu) (hangeul 사부)

  1. hanja form? of 사부 (“master”)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
師父

Noun

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師父

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