Last updated July 7, 2009

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Professions

teacher	老師	lou5 si1	lecturer	講師	gong2 si1
master	師父	si1 fu6	student	學生	hok saang
trainee	學徒	hok6 to	trainee	徒弟	to dai 粵
engineer	工程師	gung1 cing si1	electrical engineer	電學工程師	din lou gung1 cing si
mechanical engineer	機械工程師	gei haai6 gung cing si1	chemical engineer	化學工程師	fa hok6 gung1 cing si1
chemist	化學家	faa3 hok6 ga1	electrician	電工	din6 gung1
carpenter	木工	muk6 gung1	designer	設計師	cit3 gai si1
lawyer	律師	leot6 si1	accountant	會計師	wui gai si1

Usage Note

Fans of kung-fu (工夫) films will recognise 師父 as the honorific for a respected teacher. It is also used as a term for a chauffeur and can be used for any other teacher who is regarded as an expert.

Character Analysis

老 = old 工 = work 學 = learn 生 = birth
化 = change, transform