教师爷 in English jiao4 shi1 ye2 Meaning

Meanings

  • master of martial arts, in former times often employed by a landlord to teach fighting skills and guard the house
  • (metaphorically) somebody who arrogantly and condescendingly lectures others

Simplified Characters

教 师 爷

Traditional Characters

教 師 爺

Pinyin

jiao4 shi1 ye2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

教jiao4surname Jiao 师shi1surname Shi 爷ye2grandpa