# 師爺
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shīye, shīyé
    (Zhuyin): ㄕ ˙ㄧㄝ, ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): si$^1$ je$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-iâ / sir-iâ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shīye
*** Zhuyin: ㄕ ˙ㄧㄝ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shihye̊
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^1$-yeh$^5$
*** Yale: shr̄-ye
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy.ie
*** Palladius: шие (šije)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛ²/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shīyé
*** Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shihyé
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^1$-yeh$^2$
*** Yale: shr̄-yé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyye
*** Palladius: шие (šije)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^1$ je$^4$
*** Yale: sī yèh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^1$ je$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^1$ yé$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː⁵⁵ jɛː²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-iâ
*** Tâi-lô: su-iâ
*** Phofsit Daibuun: su'iaa
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ia²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ia²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-iâ
*** Tâi-lô: sir-iâ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ ia²⁴/

#### Noun

師爺
* (historical) private assistant or adviser attending to legal, fiscal, or secretarial duties in a local yamen
* (regional, dated) lawyer
* (Hong Kong) legal executive

##### Synonyms

* (private assistant or adviser): 幕友, 幕賓／幕宾
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 律師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 律師 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 律師 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 律師 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 律師 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 律師 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | адвокат |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 律師 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 律師 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 律師 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 律師, 訟師 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 律師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 律師, 師爺 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 律師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 律師, 刀筆工 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 律師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 律師, 訟師 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 律師, 狀師 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 律師, 狀師 dated |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 律師, 訟師 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 狀師 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 律師 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 律師 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 律師 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 狀師 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 律師 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 律師 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 律師 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 律師 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 律師 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 律師 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 律師 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 律師 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 律師 |
| Jin | Linhe | 律師 |
| Jin | Jining | 律師 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 律師 |
| Jin | Baotou | 律師 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 律師 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 律師 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 律師 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 律師 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 律師, 辯護士 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 狀師 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 羅野 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 狀師, 羅野, 律師 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 狀師, 律師 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 律師, ทนาย |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 律師 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 犁爺 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 律師 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 律師 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 律師 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 律師 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 律師 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 律師 |
| Wu | Danyang | 律師 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 律師 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 律師, 訟師 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 律師 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 律師 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 律師 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 律師 |

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shīyé
    (Zhuyin): ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): si$^1$ je$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-iâ / sir-iâ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shīyé
*** Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shihyé
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^1$-yeh$^2$
*** Yale: shr̄-yé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyye
*** Palladius: шие (šije)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^1$ je$^4$
*** Yale: sī yèh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^1$ je$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^1$ yé$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː⁵⁵ jɛː²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-iâ
*** Tâi-lô: su-iâ
*** Phofsit Daibuun: su'iaa
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ia²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ia²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-iâ
*** Tâi-lô: sir-iâ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ ia²⁴/

#### Noun

師爺
* teacher's teacher or father