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教師爺 [-师爷]
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jiào shī yé
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
master of martial arts, in former times often employed by a landlord to teach fighting skills and guard the house
(fig.) sb who arrogantly and condescendingly lectures others
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
也没有可以对中国人民颐指气使的教师爷
也沒有可以對中國人民頤指氣使的教師爺
yě méi yǒu kě yǐ duì zhōng guó rén mín yí zhǐ qì shǐ de jiào shī yé
There is also no such a tutor who can speak disdainfully toward Chinese people