what is a sifu
Shifu (Chinese) or shifu (Standard Chinese) is an accomplished worker. It is written with the Chinese characters: å¸«å and å¸«ç¶.The character å¸« means skilled person, while the meaning of å is tutor and the meaning of ç¶ is father.Both characters are read fu with the same tones in Cantonese and Mandarin, creating some ambiguity.A similar term often used in Chinese is èå¸« (Cantonese Chinese pronunciation: lou5 si1; Mandarin Chinese pronunciation: lÇoshÄ«), meaning teacher or literally old person of skill.t is written with the Chinese characters: å¸«å and å¸«ç¶. The character å¸« means skilled person, while the meaning of å is tutor and the meaning of ç¶ is father. Both characters are read fu with the same tones in Cantonese and Mandarin, creating some ambiguity.