Family Lineage Titles or Terms
| As normally seen in English |
Simp. char. |
Trad. char. |
Cantonese |
Mandarin |
Meaning(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidai | 师弟 | 師弟 | si1 dai6 | shī dì | junior male classmate |
| Simui | 师妹 | 師妹 | si1 mui6 | shī mèi | junior female classmate |
| Sihing | 师兄 | 師兄 | si1 hing1 | shī xiōng | senior male classmate |
| Sije | 师姐 | 師姐 | si1 je2 | shī jiě | senior female classmate |
| Sifu | 师父 | 師父 | si1 fu6 | shī fù | master |
| Sisuk | 师叔 | 師叔 | si1 suk1 | shī shū | master's junior male or female classmate |
| Sibak | 师伯 | 師伯 | si1 baak3 | shī bó | master's senior male or female classmate |
| Sigung | 师公 | 師公 | si1 gung1 | shī gōng | master's master |
| Sitaigung | 师太公 | 師太公 | si1 taai3 gung1 | shī tài gōng | master's master's master |
| Sijo | 师祖 | 師祖 | si1 jou2 | shī zǔ | master's master's master's master |
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