Cheering, the four turtles disappeared into the sewers. Selina drew closer to look. "They were trying to say 'shifu' right?"
She said it correctly.
Luke nodded, then shook his head. "I don't know. They might have learned it wrong, or their master may not know especially much of it."
He had told Selina before what "shifu" meant.
Those in ancient times who imparted knowledge and dispelled confusion were called shifu.
In modern times, this title was used for people who were experts in their chosen craft.
But saluting and calling someone "shifu" should only happen between an official master and disciple.
It was impossible for Batman to take in a disciple, much less four mutant turtle disciples. It could only be said that the other party had erred in their learning.
However, they said they were born and bred "New Yorkers" who had been here for fifteen years. Making blunders when it came to a foreign culture wasn't unusual.
