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Fatherly Master / Sifu / Shi Fu / Shifu

Martial Arts Teacher

 shī fù
 si fu
 shi fu
Fatherly Master / Sifu / Shi Fu / Shifu Scroll

師父 means master in Chinese (occasionally used in Korean Hanja and Japanese). In the context of Martial Arts, this is the master and teacher who instructs students.

The second character by itself means father. Thus, you get the “Fatherly Master” translation. There's an old Chinese saying that goes something like, “One who is your teacher for one day is your father for life.”

Language notes: I've often seen this romanized as “sifu,” this is actually the Cantonese romanization. In Mandarin Chinese, it's “Shifu.” The pronunciation in Mandarin is actually like “sure foo” (using typical English pronunciation). There's an “R-sound” in there, which is not obvious from the romanization. Many martial arts studios incorrectly pronounce this like “she foo” (which is actually the Japanese pronunciation). In Cantonese, it sounds like “Sea foo” (almost like “seafood,” minus the “d” at the end).

師父 is kind of a weird selection for a calligraphy wall scroll; this entry is more for educational purposes. But you are welcome to buy it if it suits your circumstances.

Master / Skilled Worker

Secondary version of Sifu

 shī fu
 si fu
Master / Skilled Worker Scroll

師傅 is “sifu” as in the “master” in the context of martial arts.

But two sifu titles are floating around. This one can simply mean “skilled worker.”

Historically, this term has been used for many things, such as “The tutor of a king or emperor.” But now it's more commonly used to mean master worker or qualified worker.

Currently, within the field of skilled labor, a master (Shifu) is higher than a journeyman and is considered to be one worthy of teaching others.

Note: In the 1970s and 1980s, this term was used as a common form of polite address between people. You might say, “master, do you know where Tian'anmen Square is?” to a person on the street at that time. This usage has almost passed; however, for some reason, people still often refer to taxi cab drivers as “master” in China (though I think/hope this is fading).

In Mandarin Chinese, this is pronounced like “Sure Foo,” and in Cantonese, like “See Foo.”

The second character is the difference between this sifu and the other. In this case, the second character by itself means tutor, instructor, or teacher.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

師傅


师傅

see styles
shī fu
    shi1 fu5
shih fu
 shifu
    しふ

More info & calligraphy:

Master / Skilled Worker
master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
guardian and tutor of a nobleman's child

師父


师父

see styles
shī fu
    shi1 fu5
shih fu
 shifu
    しふ
used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker
fatherly master
a master

四風

see styles
 shifuu / shifu
    しふう
(given name) Shifū

師風

see styles
 shifuu / shifu
    しふう
(given name) Shifū

志風

see styles
 shifu
    しふ
(given name) Shifu

思風

see styles
 shifuu / shifu
    しふう
(given name) Shifū

死風


死风

see styles
sǐ fēng
    si3 feng1
ssu feng
 shifu
The destroying wind in the final destruction of the world.

矢風

see styles
 shifuu / shifu
    しふう
(given name) Shifū

紫扶

see styles
 shifu
    しふ
(female given name) Shifu

至風

see styles
 shifuu / shifu
    しふう
(given name) Shifū

芝罘

see styles
zhī fú
    zhi1 fu2
chih fu
 shifuu / shifu
    しふう
Zhifu district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
(place-name) Zhifu (China); Chefoo

視符

see styles
 shifu
    しふ
(See 声符・せいふ・1) hand signal; visual signal (in dog training)

詞賦

see styles
 shifu
    しふ
Chinese poetry

詩賦

see styles
 shifu
    しふ
(See 詩・2,賦・3) (Chinese) poetry and rhymed prose

詩風

see styles
 shifuu / shifu
    しふう
style of a poem; style of poetry

士夫用

see styles
shì fū yòng
    shi4 fu1 yong4
shih fu yung
 shifu
heroic performance

士夫見


士夫见

see styles
shì fū jiàn
    shi4 fu1 jian4
shih fu chien
 shifu ken
One of the eight heterodox views, i.e. the pride arising from belief in a puruṣa, 補慮沙 q.v.

王實甫


王实甫

see styles
wáng shí fǔ
    wang2 shi2 fu3
wang shih fu
Wang Shifu (fl. 1295-1307), author of Romance of the West Chamber 西廂記|西厢记

西廂記


西厢记

see styles
xī xiāng jì
    xi1 xiang1 ji4
hsi hsiang chi
Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3]

士夫作用

see styles
shì fū zuò yòng
    shi4 fu1 zuo4 yong4
shih fu tso yung
 shifu sayō
heroic performance

士夫功業


士夫功业

see styles
shì fū gōng yè
    shi4 fu1 gong1 ye4
shih fu kung yeh
 shifu kugō
heroic performance

士夫補特伽羅


士夫补特伽罗

see styles
shì fū bǔ tè qié luó
    shi4 fu1 bu3 te4 qie2 luo2
shih fu pu t`e ch`ieh lo
    shih fu pu te chieh lo
 shifu futogara
person(s)

鈍慧士夫補特伽羅


钝慧士夫补特伽罗

see styles
dùn huì shì fū bǔ tè qié luó
    dun4 hui4 shi4 fu1 bu3 te4 qie2 luo2
tun hui shih fu pu t`e ch`ieh lo
    tun hui shih fu pu te chieh lo
 don'e shifu futogara
persons of dull intelligence

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Fatherly Master
Sifu
Shi Fu
Shifu
師父
师父
shi fu / shifushī fù / shi1 fu4 / shi fu / shifushih fu / shihfu
Master
Skilled Worker
師傅
师傅
shī fu / shi1 fu / shi fu / shifushih fu / shihfu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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