Synonyms for "sifu" (5 found)

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Closest matches (1)

guru

Strong matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

guru

sensei

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)

senseishifu

Related word relations

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2 relation types

Synonyms

2 entries

gurusensei

related to

3 entries

kung fumartial artstai chi

Translations

15 translations across 11 languages.

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Chinese

1 entries

• 師傅 /师傅 noun (martial arts instructor)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

• 師傅 /师傅 noun (martial arts instructor)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

• 師傅 /师傅 noun (martial arts instructor)

Finnish

1 entries

• mestari noun (martial arts instructor)

French

2 entries

• shifu noun (martial arts instructor)
• sifu noun (martial arts instructor)

German

1 entries

• Shifu noun (martial arts instructor)

Japanese

1 entries

• 先生 noun (martial arts instructor)

Korean

2 entries

• 사부 noun (martial arts instructor)
• 선생님 noun (martial arts instructor)

Persian

1 entries

• سیفو noun (martial arts instructor)

Russian

3 entries

• ма́стер noun (martial arts instructor)
• си́фу noun (martial arts instructor)
• ши́фу noun (martial arts instructor)

Sanskrit

1 entries

• गुरु noun (martial arts instructor)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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Who is -- don't get cute with me, you dumb bastard, I'm your sifu.

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