Sifu vs. Guru

Sifunoun

A pair of Cantonese terms, homophones, used in English to mean "master" or "teacher" in the context of martial arts, especially kung fu and tai chi, also used to denote "spiritual father" in esoteric uses.

Gurunoun

A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.

Gurunoun

An influential advisor or mentor.

Gurunoun

Same as gooroo.

Gurunoun

a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher

Gurunoun

each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion

Gurunoun

a recognized leader in some field or of some movement;

Guru

Guru (, UK also ; Sanskrit: गुरु, IAST: guru; Pali: garu) is a Sanskrit term for a of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher.