師父 (shīfù) — master; sifu; a skilled teacher in a craft or discipline

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞

師父 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)

師父＝師＋父

ㄕㄈㄨˋ · shīfù

noun — master; sifu; a skilled teacher in a craft or discipline

字源 FORM — what the parts do

師teacher; master (老師)shī

父father; respected elder (父親)fùrespectful title for a skilled elder, not literal father

師父，老師的師，父親的父。