Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shih-fu

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
shi-h--fu
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of shifu (sifu)

Etymology

From Mandarin 師傅 /师傅 Wade–Giles romanization: shih¹-fu⁴.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does shih-fu mean?
Alternative form of shifu (sifu)
Where does shih-fu come from?
From Mandarin 師傅 /师傅 Wade–Giles romanization: shih¹-fu⁴.

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