# 師傅
## Chinese

* 師傅 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 師傅 (Cantonese)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shīfu, shīfù
       (Zhuyin): ㄕ ˙ㄈㄨ, ㄕ ㄈㄨˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сыфу (sɨfu, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): si$^1$ fu$^{6-2}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂-fu
    (Hailu, HRS): sii$^ˋ$ fu$^˖$
* Eastern Min (BUC): să-hô
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sai-hū
    (Teochew, Peng'im): se$^1$ hu$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$sy-vu; $^1$sy-wu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shīfu
*** Zhuyin: ㄕ ˙ㄈㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shihfů
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^1$-fu$^5$
*** Yale: shr̄-fu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy.fu
*** Palladius: шифу (šifu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu²/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$師傅／师傅 師父／师父
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shīfù
*** Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄈㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shihfù
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^1$-fu$^4$
*** Yale: shr̄-fù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyfuh
*** Palladius: шифу (šifu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сыфу (sɨfu, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩²⁴ fou²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^1$ fu$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: sī fú
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^1$ fu$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^1$ fu$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː⁵⁵ fuː²²⁻³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$師傅／师傅 師父／师父 獅虎／狮虎
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂-fu
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^ˊ$ fu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^1$ fu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ fu⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^ˋ$ fu$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵³ fu³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: să-hô
*** Sinological IPA : /sa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(h-)}$ou²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-hū
*** Tâi-lô: sai-hū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sai'hu
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sai⁴⁴⁻²² hu²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sai³³ hu⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sai⁴⁴⁻²² hu²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ hu³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ hu³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: se$^1$ hu$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sṳ hù
*** Sinological IPA : /sɯ³³⁻²³ hu²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$sy-vu; $^1$sy-wu
*** MiniDict: sy$^平$ vu; sy$^平$ wu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$sr-vu; $^1$sr-hhu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩⁵⁵ vu²¹/, /sz̩⁵⁵ ɦu²¹/
* Middle Chinese: srij pjuH
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) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 疏夷切 | 方遇切 |
| Baxter | srij | pjuH |
| 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 |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si$^1$ | fu$^3$ |
* 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; sifu; shifu (usually of a trade)
       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.
       [t͡sʰɔŋ$^{22}$ ku$^{55}$ pa$^{13}$ t͡ɕʰyɛʔ$^{53}$ kuɪ$^{55}$ sa$^{55}$ fu$^{22}$, po$^{13}$ d͡zuɛ$^{13}$ pa$^{13}$ t͡ɕʰyɛʔ$^{53}$ d͡zoŋ$^{13}$ ŋa$^{55}$ u$^{55}$] [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.
* polite form of address for an adult
* polite way to address a skilled worker (carpenter, plumber etc.) or craftsman
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) monosodium glutamate; MSG
    From: 2017, 李嘉雯, 《得閒飲西茶》, page 66
    zik$^6$ zi$^3$ gam$^1$ tin$^1$, sam$^1$ mei$^5$ jing$^4$ jin$^4$ gin$^1$ ci$^4$ ze$^2$ zung$^2$ jyun$^4$ zap$^1$ jyun$^4$ mei$^6$ dik$^1$ zou$^6$ faat$^3$, bei$^2$ hei$^2$ han$^2$ do$^1$ sai$^1$ caan$^1$ teng$^1$ “kaau$^3$ si$^1$ fu$^{6-2}$ sik$^6$ wu$^{4-2}$” jing$^6$ zan$^1$ dak$^1$ do$^1$. [Jyutping]
    Until today, Sammy still adheres to this original method, which is more serious compared to many Western restaurants that "rely on the master".

#### Usage notes

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.

#### Synonyms

* (monosodium glutamate):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 味精, 味素, 穀氨酸鈉 Mainland, 麩胺酸鈉 Taiwan |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 味精 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 味之素 dated |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 味精 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 味之素 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 味精 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 味精 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 味之素 dated |
| Mandarin | Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle) | 味之素 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 味精, 味粉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 味精, 師傅 slang |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 味之素 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 味之素 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 味精 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 味素 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 味素 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 味素 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 味素 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 味素 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 甜粉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 味精 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 味四素, 味精 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 味素 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 味素粉 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 味素粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 味素, 味素粉 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 味素粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 味素粉 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 味素, 味素粉 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 味素粉 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 味素粉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 味精 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 味精 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 味精 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 味精 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 味之素, 味精 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 味之素 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 味之素 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 味精 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 味之素 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 味之素 dated |
| Xiang | Changsha | 味子素 |

#### Derived terms

* 大師傅／大师傅
* 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

#### See also

* 師父／师父 (shīfu)