師傅

See also: 师傅

Chinese

		teacher; master	tutor; instructor
trad. (師傅)		師	傅
simp. (师傅)		师	傅

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shīfu, shīfù

(Zhuyin): ㄕ ˙ㄈㄨ, ㄕㄈㄨˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): сыфу (sɨfu, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ fu^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂-fu
Min Dong (BUC): să-hô
Min Nan (POJ): sai-hū
Wu (Wiktionary): sr vu (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Pinyin: shīfu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕ ˙ㄈㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy.fu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu²/
  - Homophones:
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    師傅／师傅
    師父／师父
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: shīfù
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄈㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyfuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: сыфу (sɨfu, I-I)
  - IPA ^(key): /sɨː²⁴ fʊ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: si¹ fu^6-2
  - Yale: sī fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ fu^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ fu²
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ fuː²²⁻³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    師傅／师傅
    師父／师父
    獅虎／狮虎
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂-fu
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii´ fu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si¹ fu⁴
  - IPA: /sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ fu⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: să-hô
  - IPA ^(key): /sa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ou²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-hū
  - Tâi-lô: sai-hū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sai'hu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² hu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /saɪ³³ hu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² hu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: sr vu (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ v̻v̩ʷ²¹/

Middle Chinese: /ʃˠiɪ pɨo^H/▼

Rime
Character	師	傅
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	Chongniu III	III
Fanqie	疏夷切	方遇切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃˠiɪ/	/pɨo^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃᵚi/	/pio^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃiɪ/	/pio^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂji/	/puə̆^H/
Li Rong	/ʃji/	/pio^H/
Wang Li	/ʃi/	/pĭu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʂi/	/pi̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shī	fù

Old Chinese▼
(Baxter–Sagart): /*srij p(r)a(ʔ)-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*sri paɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	師	傅
Reading #	2/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shī	fù
Middle Chinese	‹ srij ›	‹ pju^H ›
Old Chinese	/*srij/	/*p(r)a(ʔ)-s/
English	master	teacher
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	師	傅
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	11433	3457
Phonetic component	師	甫
Rime group	脂	暮
Rime subdivision	2	0
Corresponding MC rime	師	付
Old Chinese	/*sri/	/*paɡs/

Noun

師傅

teacher; master (especially in martial arts); sifu, shifu
polite form of address for an adult
polite way to address a skilled worker (carpenter, plumber etc.) or craftsman

Derived terms

大師傅／大师傅 (dàshifu)
理髮師傅／理发师傅
篦頭師傅／篦头师傅

老師傅／老师傅
裱褙師傅／裱褙师傅