師傅

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師傅

1. teacher; master; sifu; shifu (usually of a trade)

   賣肉的師傅毫不保留地講解讓刀飛快起來的磨刀妙招。 [MSC, trad.]
   卖肉的师傅毫不保留地讲解让刀飞快起来的磨刀妙招。 [MSC, simp.]

   Mài ròu de shīfù háobù bǎoliú de jiǎngjiě ràng dāo fēikuài qǐlái de módāo miàozhāo. [Pinyin]

   The butcher explained without reservation how to sharpen a knife.

   唱歌不怯歌師傅，扒船不怯亂岩窩。 [Waxiang, trad.]
   唱歌不怯歌师傅，扒船不怯乱岩窝。 [Waxiang, simp.]

   [t͡sʰɔŋ²² ku⁵⁵ pa¹³ t͡ɕʰyɛʔ⁵³ kuɪ⁵⁵ sa⁵⁵ fu²², po¹³ d͡zuɛ¹³ pa¹³ t͡ɕʰyɛʔ⁵³ d͡zoŋ¹³ ŋa⁵⁵ u⁵⁵] [IPA]

   You won't be scared by the song experts when you are singing; you won't be scared by the piles of rocks when you are paddling the boat.

2. polite form of address for an adult
3. polite way to address a skilled worker (carpenter, plumber etc.) or craftsman
4. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) monosodium glutamate; MSG

   • 直至今天，森美仍然堅持這種原汁原味的做法，比起很多西餐廳「靠師傅食糊」認真得多。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     直至今天，森美仍然坚持这种原汁原味的做法，比起很多西餐厅「靠师傅食糊」认真得多。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2017, 李嘉雯, 《得閒飲西茶》, page 66

     zik⁶ zi³ gam¹ tin¹, sam¹ mei⁵ jing⁴ jin⁴ gin¹ ci⁴ ze² zung² jyun⁴ zap¹ jyun⁴ mei⁶ dik¹ zou⁶ faat³, bei² hei² han² do¹ sai¹ caan¹ teng¹ “kaau³ si¹ fu^6-2 sik⁶ wu^4-2” jing⁶ zan¹ dak¹ do¹. [Jyutping]

     Until today, Sammy still adheres to this original method, which is more serious compared to many Western restaurants that "rely on the master".

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.

• (monosodium glutamate):

• 師父／师父 (shīfu)