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Wing chun terms Wikipedia

These are terms used in the China|Chinese martial art Wing Chun. It's worth noting that Wing Chun terms are originally colloquial Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese (or even slang spoken in Foshan). The meaning might therefore be difficult to trace.

Some of those terms are used in Jeet Kune Do, sometimes with a different meaning.

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<th>Usual transcription <th> Chinese <th> Yale <th> Meaning(s)
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<td>bong sao <td> 膀手 <td> bong2 sau2 <td> wing arm
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<td>cham (jam) sao <td> 沉手 <td> cham4 sau2 <td> sinking hand
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<td>chi sao <td> 黐手 <td> chi1 sau2 <td> sticky hands. See Chi Sao.
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<td>fook sao <td> 伏手 <td> fuk6 sau2 <td> controlling arm
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<td>gaun sao <td> 耕手 <td> gang1 sau2 <td> cultivating arm
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<td>gerk <td> 腳 <td> geuk3 <td> leg
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<td>jut sao <td> 窒手 <td> jat6 sau2 <td> choking hand
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<td>huen sao <td> 圓手 <td> yun4 sau2 <td> circling hand
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<td>kuen <td> 拳 <td> kyun4 <td> fist; boxing (as in "wing chun kuen")
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<td>lop sao <td> 拉手 <td> laap6 sau2 <td> pulling hand
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<td>man sao <td> 問手 <td> man6 sau2 <td> asking hand

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<td>pak sao <td> 拍手 <td> paak3 sau2 <td> slapping hand
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<td>sao <td> 手 <td> sau2 <td> hand/arm
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<td>sifu <td> 師父 <td> si1 fu6 <td> teacher/master
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<td>tan sao <td> 攤手 <td> taan1 sau2 <td> dispersing hand
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<td>wu sao <td> 護手 <td> wu6 sau2 <td> protecting hand

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See Also:

• http://www.mainewingchunkungfu.com/Dictionary.htm External wing chun dictionary

Category:Wing Chun
Category:Chinese martial arts terms

Last Modified:   2005-11-04