師爺

Chinese

		a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model	grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (師爺)		師	爺
simp. (师爷)		师	爷

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shīye, shīyé

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ˙ㄧㄝ, ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ je⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-iâ / sir-iâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shīye
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ˙ㄧㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shihye̊
    • Wade–Giles: shih¹-yeh⁵
    • Yale: shr̄-ye
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy.ie
    • Palladius: шие (šije)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛ²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shīyé
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shihyé
    • Wade–Giles: shih¹-yeh²
    • Yale: shr̄-yé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyye
    • Palladius: шие (šije)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ je⁴
    • Yale: sī yèh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ je⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ yé⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ jɛː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: su-iâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: su'iaa
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ia²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: sir-iâ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ ia²⁴/

Noun

師爺

1. (historical) private assistant or adviser attending to legal, fiscal, or secretarial duties in a local yamen
2. (regional, dated) lawyer
3. (Hong Kong) legal executive

Synonyms

• (private assistant or adviser): 幕友, 幕賓／幕宾

Dialectal synonyms of 律師 (“lawyer”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		律師
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	律師
	Taiwan	律師
	Ulanhot	律師
	Tongliao	律師
	Chifeng	律師
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	律師
	Harbin	律師
	Shenyang	律師
	Singapore	律師
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	律師
	Jinan	律師
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	律師
	Qingdao	律師
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	律師
	Zhengzhou	律師
	Xi'an	律師
	Xining	律師
	Xuzhou	律師
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	адвокат
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	律師
	Bayanhot	律師
	Lanzhou	律師
	Ürümqi	律師, 訟師 dated
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	律師
	Wuhan	律師
	Guiyang	律師
	Kunming	律師
	Guilin	律師
	Pingle	律師
	Liuzhou	律師, 師爺 dated
	Luzhai	律師
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	律師, 刀筆工 dated
	Yangzhou	律師
	Nantong	律師, 訟師 dated
	Hefei	律師
Cantonese	Guangzhou	律師, 狀師 dated
	Hong Kong	律師
	Taishan	律師
	Dongguan	律師, 狀師 dated
	Nanning	律師
	Wuzhou	律師
	Yulin	律師
	Rongxian	律師
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	律師, 訟師
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	律師
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	律師
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	律師
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	狀師
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	律師
	Móng Cái	律師
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	律師
	Betong (Rongxian)	律師
Gan	Nanchang	律師
	Lichuan	狀師
	Pingxiang	律師
Hakka	Meixian	律師
	Yudu	律師
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	律師, 辯護士
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	律師, 辯護士
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	律師, 辯護士
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	律師, 辯護士
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	律師, 辯護士
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	律師, 辯護士
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	律師
Huizhou	Jixi	律師
	Shexian	律師
Jin	Taiyuan	律師
	Xinzhou	律師
	Taibus (Baochang)	律師
	Linhe	律師
	Jining	律師
	Hohhot	律師
	Baotou	律師
	Dongsheng	律師
	Haibowan	律師
Northern Min	Jian'ou	律師
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	律師
Southern Min	Xiamen	律師
	Quanzhou	律師
	Zhangzhou	律師
	Taipei	律師
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	律師
	Kaohsiung	律師, 辯護士
	Yilan	律師, 辯護士
	Changhua (Lukang)	律師, 辯護士
	Taichung	律師, 辯護士
	Tainan	律師, 辯護士
	Hsinchu	律師
	Kinmen	狀師
	Penghu (Magong)	律師
	Penang (Hokkien)	羅野
	Singapore (Hokkien)	狀師, 羅野, 律師
	Manila (Hokkien)	狀師, 律師
	Shantou	律師
	Bangkok (Teochew)	律師, ทนาย
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	律師
	Singapore (Teochew)	犁爺
	Haikou	律師
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	律師
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	律師
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	律師
Wu	Shanghai	律師
	Suzhou	律師
	Danyang	律師
	Hangzhou	律師
	Ningbo	律師, 訟師 dated
	Wenzhou	律師
	Jinhua	律師
Xiang	Loudi	律師
	Quanzhou	律師

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shīyé

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ je⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): su-iâ / sir-iâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shīyé
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shihyé
    • Wade–Giles: shih¹-yeh²
    • Yale: shr̄-yé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyye
    • Palladius: шие (šije)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ je⁴
    • Yale: sī yèh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ je⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ yé⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ jɛː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: su-iâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: su'iaa
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ia²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ia²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-iâ
    • Tâi-lô: sir-iâ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ ia²⁴/

Noun

師爺

1. teacher's teacher or father