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shifu

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 師傅 /师傅 and 師父／师父 (shīfu).

noun shifu · shifus · shih-fu

Synonym of sifu: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. I thank Shifu Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze and my Tai Ji Men brothers and sisters because Shifu teaches me to respect each other and do things to help other people and Tai Ji Men brothers and sisters look after me and help me.
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@misc{shifu_2026,
  title = {shifu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shifu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}