What is Shifu?
'''Shifu''', also written as sifu is a [[Chinese language]] word meaning [[master]] or [[teacher]] and is used as a term of [[respect]]. ==Common usage== In [[China]], the [[word]] Shifu is used for people who are very good at [[cooking]], [[driving]], [[acting]] or [[drawing]]. It’s also [[tradition]] for an [[apprentice]] to call his master “Shifu”. The [[title]] is also used for [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]s and [[Taoist]] [[priest]]s but not for [[doctor]]s and [[lawyer]]s. ==Martial arts== In Chinese [[martial arts]] like [[kung fu]], the [[teacher]] is usually called Shifu. [[Category:Chinese language]]