baihe shifu Posted November 4, 2011 at 12:52 AM Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 at 12:52 AM Hi, I have a friend in the martial arts who asked me if the following term would be a correct form of address: 道師 = Daoshi Can anyone help. I think what he is trying to get at is something like "Way Teacher/Master"? I welcome your input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted November 4, 2011 at 05:06 AM Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 at 05:06 AM I don't think people use such a term. There is a term of the same pronunciation 導師 (dao3 shi1) but it simply means teacher /tutor. You can of course invent a term /title but it is doubtful if that would gain other people's respect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted November 4, 2011 at 05:47 AM Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 at 05:47 AM Does your friend predominately teach Taoism/Daoism? If not, I would avoid 道 in the Chinese translation. Common terms used to refer to teachers in the martial arts world: 师父 - Master, in the sense of Master/Disciple, rather than Master/Beginner. Used by people who have formally recognised someone as their master and have been accepted as that person's disciple (sometimes referred to as 'indoor student'). Traditionally, people would typically only have one 师父 in their lifetimes even if they may have learnt from several other teachers (yes there are plenty of exceptions, but in general if someone is your 师父 it implies a much stronger commitment than just a regular teacher/student relationship). 师傅 - Master - a general term of respect/title for someone who has a high level of skill in a particular field (not necessarily martial arts). 老师 - Teacher - used commonly by both regular students and/or disciples/indoor students to refer to their teacher. Going beyond these terms, then I think as skylee mentioned, you are just inventing a term/title that is doubtful to convey or gain other people's respect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted November 4, 2011 at 11:42 AM Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 at 11:42 AM It sounds like 道士, which means (Taoist) priest. Like skylee says, 導師 means "teacher" or "tutor", but it doesn't carry any connotation of martial arts mastery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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