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師公

简师公 · 繁師公

Mandarin · pinyin shī gōng

Daoist priest (esp. in folk religion)
teacher's teacher (in academic or apprenticeship lineage)

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師: shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
师: shī · teacher, master, specialist

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1–1 · shi1 gong1

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si1 gung1

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noun

(martial arts) the sifu's sifu in a Chinese martial arts school, where the seniority is not based on the student's age or level of skill, but on the chronological order of following a particular sifu
(literary) chef; cook

noun

(Hokkien or Taiwanese Mandarin) Taoist priest

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