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Shifu is a Chinese cultural term. Although its pronunciation always sounds the same, there are two ways of writing it using Chinese characters, and they bear two different meanings. The first variation, Shīfù 師傅 ('Expert Instructor'), is used as an honorific, which is applied to various professionals in everyday life.
The titles below are listed by the Mandarin pronunciation which is the national language in China. In the West, the titles are more commonly known by their Cantonese pronunciation which are given in brackets. Shīfu (Sifu) 師父 (teacher father), used when addressing one's own martial arts instructor. But can also be used for teacher ...
The term Shifu is a combination of the characters "teacher" and "father" (師父) or a combination of the characters "teacher" and "mentor" (師傅). The traditional Chinese martial arts school, or kwoon (館, guǎn) is an extended family headed by the Shifu. The Shifu's teacher is the "師公 honorable master" or Shigong.
Shifu or sifu (师父 or 师傅) is a Chinese title for a teacher or skilled tradesman. Shifu may also refer to: The Final Master (Shifu), 2015 Chinese film; Liu Shifu (劉師復), Chinese anarchist and Esperantist, sometimes mononymously known as Shifu; Master Shifu, character in the Kung Fu Panda franchise
Prior to the development of the modern vernacular, xiānshēng was used to address teachers of both genders; this has fallen out of usage in Standard Chinese, though it is retained in some southern Chinese Chinese varieties such as Cantonese, Hokkien, Wu, Teochew and Hakka, where it still has the meaning "teacher" or "doctor".
Meaning(s) (in English) bong sao 膀手 (as simp.) bong 2 sau 2: bǎng shǒu wing-arc hand [2] fook sao 伏手 (as simp.) fuk 6 sau 2: fú shǒu tame-force hand [2] man sao 问手: 問手: man 6 sau 2: wèn shǒu asking hand wu sao; woo sau [2] 护手: 護手: wu 6 sau 2: hù shǒu protecting hand; guarding hand [2] tan sao 摊手: 攤手: taan ...
In China, it refers to any study, learning, or practice that requires patience, energy, and time to complete. In its original meaning, kung fu can refer to any discipline or skill achieved through hard work and practice, not necessarily martial arts (for example, the discipline of tea making is called the gongfu tea ceremony).
The following chart, created by Shifu Jonathan Bluestein and Shifu Nitzan Oren, demonstrates the historical connections between most known lineages of xingyiquan, and related martial arts. The chart is a collaborative project between Mr. Bluestein, who created the bulk of it, and several dozen xingyiquan teachers from the West, who contributed ...