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The Cantonese word si fu - 师傅 - si1 fu6
(master in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

si1 fu6

English translations

master,
master worker

Chinese characters:

师傅
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师傅 (si1 fu6) is composed of these characters: 师, 傅
师傅 ( si fu / si1 fu6 ) in traditional characters
師傅
Topic
Martial Arts

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to teach  |  teacher
师傅 ( si fu / si1 fu6 ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 889)
More words that mean master in Cantonese
daai6 gaa1 ( 大家 ), gu3 zyu2 ( 雇主 ), sek6 si6 ( 硕士 ), zyu2 ( 主 ), zyu2 jan4 ( 主人 )

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