What is the name of Master Shifu in the Chinese dub of Kung Fu Panda?
Master Shifu is a supporting character in the Kung Fu Panda (franchise). But seeing as to how his name is something of a tautonym (shifu means master in Mandarin), what is used for his name in the Chinese dub?
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As a Chinese American, I can say that I've seen the movies over in China. Usually, "big hit" (I'm using quotes because not all movies played in China are worth watching if you lived in the United States, ergo, not all movies here are played in China) American movies with an Asian theme, but without actual Chinese spoken, will be played in English, with Chinese subtitles (even American films with some Chinese spoken will be played in English; only full Chinese films are played in full Chinese audio) The reasoning behind using English is because people typically don't watch movies in China (it's very expensive, and most people are still struggling to make a living).
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In the Chinese dub he is called ???? (Kung-fu Dàsh?).
?? (dàsh? lit. "great master") is another term for "master" in a martial arts context in China. It shares the character ? with ?? / ?? (sh?fù).
Answer 3
Most probably Sifu because their meaning is same.
Sifu (Cantonese Chinese) or shifu (Mandarin Chinese) (or shih-fu) is the identical pronunciation of two Chinese terms for a master. - (Source - Wikipedia)
But in Dustin Hoffman's Chinese Wikipedia page, he is listed as ?? (Master).
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