師〔师〕 si¹ {shī}

1. teacher
2. master
3. expert
4. model
5. army division
6. (old) troops
7. to dispatch troops

師〔师〕 si¹ {Shī}

surname Shi

師範〔师范〕 si¹ faan⁶ {shī fàn}

(noun) Education

師法〔师-〕 si¹ faat³ {shī fǎ}

to learn or to imitate a certain kinds of arts, academic skills

師姑〔师-〕 si¹ gu¹ {shī gū}

(noun) a (Buddhist) nun

師公〔师-〕 si¹ gung¹ {shī gōng}

the teacher of one's teacher; the father of one's teacher

師爺〔师爷〕 si¹ je⁴ {shī ye}

(n.) (COLLOQUIAL) a paralegal.

師承〔师-〕 si¹ sing⁴ {shī chéng}

passing on the skills, expertise; reputable scholars giving lectures

師太〔师-〕 si¹ taai³ {shī tài}

female master; wife of male master

師表〔师-〕 si¹ biu² {shī biǎo}

1. paragon of virtue and learning
2. exemplary character

師從〔师从〕 si¹ cung⁴ {shī cóng}

to study under (a teacher)

師大〔师-〕 si¹ daai⁶ {shī dà}

1. abbr. for 師範大學, normal university
2. teacher-training college

師弟〔师-〕 si¹ dai² {shī dì}

1. young disciple (of the same master)
2. younger or junior male schoolmate

師範〔师范〕 si¹ faan⁶ {shī fàn}

1. teacher-training
2. pedagogical
3. normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)

師傅〔师-〕 si¹ fu² {shī fu}

1. master
2. qualified worker
3. respectful form of address for older men
4. CL: 個,位,名

師父〔师-〕 si¹ fu² {shī fu}

1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan)
2. master
3. qualified worker

師古〔师-〕 si¹ gu² {shī gǔ}

1. following the ways of old
2. in imitation of ancient style

師兄〔师-〕 si¹ hing¹ {shī xiōng}

1. senior male fellow student or apprentice
2. son (older than oneself) of one's teacher

師友〔师-〕 si¹ jau⁵ {shī yǒu}

friend from whom you can seek advice

師母〔师-〕 si¹ mou⁵ {shī mǔ}

term of respect for your teacher's wife

師妹〔师-〕 si¹ mui² {shī mèi}

1. junior female student or apprentice
2. daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher

師奶〔师-〕 si¹ naai¹ {shī nǎi}

married woman of mature age

師生〔师-〕 si¹ sang¹ {shī shēng}

teachers and students

師徒〔师-〕 si¹ tou⁴ {shī tú}

master and disciple

師姐〔师-〕 si¹ ze² {shī jiě}

1. senior female fellow student or apprentice
2. daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher

師資〔师资〕 si¹ zi¹ {shī zī}

1. qualified teachers
2. teachers

師長〔师长〕 si¹ zoeng² {shī zhǎng}

1. military division level commander
2. teacher

師丈〔师-〕 si¹ zoeng⁶ {shī zhàng}

teacher's husband

師宗〔师-〕 si¹ zung¹ {Shī zōng}

Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan

師尊〔师-〕 si¹ zyun¹ {shī zūn}

1. teacher
2. master

師姑尿〔师--〕 si¹ gu¹ niu⁶ {shī gū niào}

noun; literally, Buddhist nun urine, which means tasteless

師兄弟〔师--〕 si¹ hing¹ dai⁶ {shī xīng dì}

1. fellow apprentices
2. fellow students (male)

師宗縣〔师-县〕 si¹ zung¹ jyun⁶ {Shī zōng xiàn}

Shizong county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan

師範學校〔师范学-〕 si¹ faan⁶ hok⁶ haau⁶ {shī fàn xué xiào}

teacher's college

師奶強人〔师-强-〕 si¹ naai¹ koeng⁴ jan⁴ {shī nǎi qiáng rén}

Cantonese TV soap opera, As Sure As Fate; housewives who are strong and excel in what they do

師奶殺手〔师-杀-〕 si¹ naai¹ saat³ sau² {shī nǎi shā shǒu}

noun; literally it is housewife killer, which means a housewife is attracted to other men (other than her husband) and also known as housewife men idols

師出有名〔师---〕 si¹ ceot¹ jau⁵ ming⁴ {shī chū yǒu míng}

1. lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom)
2. to do something with good reason
3. to have just cause

師出無名〔师-无-〕 si¹ ceot¹ mou⁴ ming⁴ {shī chū wú míng}

1. lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom)
2. to act without justification

師範大學〔师范-学〕 si¹ faan⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {shī fàn dà xué}

1. normal university
2. teacher-training college

師範學院〔师范学-〕 si¹ faan⁶ hok⁶ jyun² {shī fàn xué yuàn}

1. teacher's college
2. normal school

師夷長技以制夷〔师-长----〕 si¹ ji⁴ coeng⁴ gei⁶ ji⁵ zai³ ji⁴ {shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí}

"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源

師父領進門，修行在個人〔师-领进门----个-〕 si¹ fu⁶ ling⁵ zeon³ mun⁴ ，sau¹ hang⁶ zoi⁶ go³ jan⁴ {shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén}

1. the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you
2. you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink