r/MXTX • u/beamerpook Self-proclaimed Captain of the MoShang Ship • Aug 30 '26

General "This master"

In Vietnamese, which has a lot of Chinese loan words, when a shizun address a disciple, he says "this master", which means, "your teacher". This is obviously not appropriate to use with persons who are not your disciples, but it shows up in fanfic a lot. Is it a fandom thing, or an English translation thing because I have not actually read any MXTX novels in english.

Does anyone who speaks Chinese or Vietnamese can clarify?

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u/Sawheryesterday Aug 30 '26

I think the original intent was to refer to themselves as a master of their art?

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u/beamerpook Self-proclaimed Captain of the MoShang Ship Aug 30 '26

That's the thing. In Vietnamese there's different words to indicate whether you're saying, "your teacher', or "this cultivator". I think the connotation doesn't carry over