师祖

師祖

shīzǔ

noun

Meanings

1 one's teacher's teacher
2 grand-master (two generations up in a lineage)

Characters

master / teacher

ancestor / grandparent

Examples

这招功夫是师祖传下来的。

Zhè zhāo gōngfu shì shīzǔ chuán xiàlái de.

This kung fu move was passed down from our grand-master.

师祖已经退隐多年了。

Shīzǔ yǐjīng tuìyǐn duō nián le.

Our grand-master has been in retirement for many years.

Tips

usage

师祖 = your 师父's 师父. The family metaphor scales: 师祖 (grand-master) → 师父 (master) → 你 (you) → 徒弟 (disciple) → 徒孙 (grand-disciple). Pervasive in wuxia/xianxia sect hierarchies.

Stroke Order

师 shī

祖 zǔ