Terminology

大哥( da ge): eldest brother

哥 (ge): brother, could be used as a suffix onto a person’s name. Or as “Hey, bro!”

人妖 (renyao): Hong Kong slang for Thailand transvestites. It was then adopted as internet slang for males that used female avatars in MMORPGs. It’s also used to describe “girliness” in boys. The literal meaning is human-spirit. In this case here, Pu is really a yao, and he does look androgynous.

爷 (ye): means grandfather. At the same time, it can be a way of referring to oneself in third person, usually in an egotistical manner.

Relationship Appellations

Used for females:

Shijie: refers to female disciples older / higher ranked than speaker

Shimei: refers to female disciples younger / lower ranked than speaker

Used for males:

Shixong: refers to male disciples older / higher ranked than speaker Shidi: refers to male disciples younger / lower ranked than speaker

Older Generation

Shibo: refers to disciple of previous generation older / higher ranked than speaker’s elder

Shishu: refers to disciple of previous generation younger / lower ranked than speaker’s elder