拳師

Chinese

		fist	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (拳師)		拳	師
simp. (拳师)		拳	师

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quánshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quánshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánshih
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüan²-shih¹
    • Yale: chywán-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanshy
    • Palladius: цюаньши (cjuanʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kyun⁴ si¹
    • Yale: kyùhn sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kün⁴ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ siː⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Noun

拳師

1. martial artist

   • 誰人不知，兩個拳師放對，聰明的拳師往往退讓一步，而蠢人則其勢洶洶，闢頭就使出全副本領，結果卻往往被退讓者打倒。 [MSC, trad.]
     谁人不知，两个拳师放对，聪明的拳师往往退让一步，而蠢人则其势汹汹，辟头就使出全副本领，结果却往往被退让者打倒。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1936, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國革命戰爭的戰略問題》 (Problems of Strategy in China's Revolutionary War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Shéirén bù zhī, liǎng gè quánshī fàngduì, cōngmíng de quánshī wǎngwǎng tuìràng yī bù, ér chǔnrén zé qíshìxiōngxiōng, pītóu jiù shǐchū quánfù běnlǐng, jiéguǒ què wǎngwǎng bèi tuìràngzhě dǎdǎo. [Pinyin]

     We all know that when two fighters fight, the clever fighter usually gives a little ground at first, while the foolish one rushes in furiously and uses up all the resources at the very start, and in the end is often beaten by the one who has given ground.

Etymology 2

See the etymology at 女拳.

Noun

拳師

1. (Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) radical feminist

   • 你們的紙片人老婆也要被拳師毀掉了，顫抖吧，直男們！ [MSC, trad.]
     你们的纸片人老婆也要被拳师毁掉了，颤抖吧，直男们！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: [1]

     Nǐmen de zhǐpiànrén lǎopo yě yào bèi quánshī huǐdiào le, chàndǒu ba, zhínánmen! [Pinyin]

     Your 2d waifus are going to be destroyed by radical feminists too. Tremble, straight men!