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Wing Tzun₍₃₎

Hanzi₍₁₎

Definition (literal) _{(1) (3)}

Pinyin₍₁₎

Zhuyin₍₁₎

Au chong kuen

勾撞拳

Hooking punch (hook hitting fist)

Gōu Zhuàng Quán

ㄍㄡ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

Bart cham dao

八斬刀

8 cutting swords

Bā Zhǎn Dāo

ㄅㄚ ㄓㄢˇ  ㄉㄠ

Bik bo tip da

迫步貼打

Close range pursuing attack (pressing step sticking attack)

Pò Bù Tiē Dǎ

ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄉㄚˇ

Biu tze

標指

Thrusting fingers

Biāo Zhǐ

ㄅㄧㄠ ㄓˇ

Biu tze sau

標指手

Thrusting fingers hand

Biāo Zhǐ Shǒu

ㄅㄧㄠ ㄓˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Bok da

膊打

Shoulder strike (shoulder attack)

Bó Dǎ

ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˇ

Bong sau

膀手

Wing hand

Bǎng Shǒu

ㄅㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Cham jau lok bok

沉肘落膊

Sinking elbow & drooping shoulder

Chén Zhǒu Luò Bó

ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄛˊ

Chang sau

鏟手

Spade hand

Chǎn Shǒu

ㄔㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Chau chong kuen

抽撞拳

Lifting punch (drawing out hitting fist)

Chōu Zhuàng Quán

ㄔㄡ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

Che chang guek

斜撐腳

Slant thrusting kick

Xié Chēng Jiǎo

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Cheong kiu

長橋

Long bridge

Zhǎng Qiáo

ㄓㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

Chi dan sau

黐單手

Sticking single hand

Chi Dān Shǒu

ㄔ? ㄉㄢ ㄕㄡˇ

Chi gerk

黐腳

Sticking foot

Chi Jiǎo

ㄔ? ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Chi kwun

黐棍

Sticking pole

Chi Gùn

ㄔ? ㄍㄨㄣˋ

Chi sau

黐手

Sticking hands

Chi Shǒu

ㄔ? ㄕㄡˇ

Chi sheung sau

黐雙手

Sticking double hand

Chi Shuāng Shǒu

ㄔ? ㄕㄨㄤ ㄕㄡˇ

Chin gum sau

前撳手

Front pinning hand

Qián (?) Shǒu

ㄑㄧㄢˊ (?) ㄕㄡˇ

Ching sun chang guek

正身撐腳

Front thrusting kick (front torso bursting foot)

Zhèng Shēn Chēng Jiǎo

ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Ching sun guek

正身腳

Front thrusting kick (front torso kick)

Zhèng Chēng Jiǎo

ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Chong

樁

Stake; post; pile

Zhuāng

ㄓㄨㄤ

Chuen guek

踹腳

Stamping kick

Chuài  Jiǎo

ㄔㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Chuen kiu

穿橋

Piercing bridge

Chuān Qiáo

ㄔㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

Chum kiu

尋橋

Seeking bridge

Xún Qiáo

ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

Chung lo

中路

Middle level

Zhōng Lù

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄨˋ

Chung si

宗師

Grand-master of a style (clan leader/teacher)

Zōng Shī

ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕ

Chung sin

中線

Middle line

Zhōng Xiàn

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

Chung sum sin

中心線

Middle core line (center line)

Zhōng Xīn Xiàn

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

Dai bong sau

低膀手

Lower bong sau

Dī  Bǎng Shǒu

ㄉㄧ ㄅㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Dai gee / moon yan

弟子

Student; follower; disciple (Younger brother child)

Dì Zǐ

ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˇ

Dang ding ping si

登頭平視

Head up, horizontal vision

Dēng Tóu Píng Shì

ㄉㄥ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ

Dap bo

踏步

Side step (stepping out step)

Tà Bù

ㄊㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ

Ding jarn

頂肘

Butting elbow

Dǐng Zhǒu

ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄡˇ

Ding tin laap dei

頂天立地

Top of head sky, stand groud

Dǐng Tiān Lì Dì

ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ

Dui kok ma (ju sun ma)

對角馬

Diagonal stance / sideling stance (Facing diagonal horse)

Duì Jiǎo Mǎ

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ

Fak sau

拂手

Whisking hand

Fú Shǒu

ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄡˇ

Fat Shan

拂山

City of  Guangdong province in southeast China (Buddha Mountain)

Fú Shān

ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄢ

Fook sau

伏手

Bridge-on hand

Fú Shǒu

ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄡˇ

Gar

家

Family, style

Jiā

ㄐㄧㄚ

Gaun sau

捍手

Splitting hand

(?) Shǒu

(?) ㄕㄡˇ

Gee ng diu tie ma

子午吊提馬

Meridian half-hanging stance (seed [of] noon hanging defense horse)

Zǐ Wǔ Diào Tí Mǎ

ㄗˇ ㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧˊ ㄇㄚˇ

Gee ng ma

子午馬

Meridian stance (seed (of) noon stance

Zǐ Wǔ Mǎ

ㄗˇ ㄨˇ ㄇㄚˇ

Gow cha

交叉

Cross hand over hand

Jiāo Chā

ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄚ

Gum sau

撳手

Pinning hand

(?) Shǒu

(?) ㄕㄡˇ

Gwat sau

刮手

Wiping hand (scraping hand)

Guā Shǒu

ㄍㄨㄚ ㄕㄡˇ

Haam hung bat bui

涵胸拔背

Contain chest, elevate back

Hán Xiōng Bá Bèi

ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄅㄚˊ ㄅㄟˋ

Har lo

下路

Lower level

Xià Lù

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ

Hau gum sau

下撳路

Back pinning hand (lower pinning hand)

Xià (?) Shǒu

ㄒㄧㄚˋ (?) ㄕㄡˇ

Hoi ma

開馬

Setting up of stance (opening/beginning horse)

Kāi Mǎ

ㄎㄞ ㄇㄚˇ

Huen bo / kau bo

圈步

Circling Step

Quàn Bù / Gòu Bù

ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ

Huen got sau

圈割手

Circling cutting hand

Quàn Gē Shǒu

ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄍㄜ ㄕㄡˇ

Huen sau

圈手

Circling hand

Quàn Shǒu

ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Jark / Ju cheung

側掌

Sideward palm

Cè Zhǎng

ㄘㄜˋ ㄓㄤˇ

Jark sun gum sau

側身撳手

Sideward pinning hand (side torso pinning hand)

Cè Shēn (?) Shǒu

ㄘㄜˋ ㄕㄣ (?) ㄕㄡˇ

Jarn dai lak

肘低力

Power from the bottom of the elbow (elbow foundation strength)

Zhǒu Dǐ Lì

ㄓㄡˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ

Jeun ma

轉馬

Turning stance

Zhuǎn Mǎ

ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ

Jik chang guek

直撐腳

Front thrusting kick (front bursting foot)

Zhí Biāo Jiǎo

ㄓˊ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Jik sin chung kuen

直線衝拳

Straight line thrusting fist (front line thrusting fist)

Zhí Xiàn Chōng Quán

ㄓˊㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

Jo si

祖師

Founder of a style (ancestor leader/teacher)

Zǔ Shī

ㄗㄨˇ ㄕ

Jor

左

Left (opposite right)

Zuǒ

ㄗㄨㄛˇ

Ju / jark cheung

側掌

Sideward palm

Cè Zhǎng

ㄘㄜˋ ㄓㄤˇ

Ju gum sau

側撳手

Side pinning hand

Cè (?) Shǒu

ㄘㄜˋ (?) ㄕㄡˇ

Ju sun kuen

側身手

Sideling punch (side body hand)

Cè Shēn Shǒu

ㄘㄜˋ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ

Ju sun ma / dui kok ma

側身馬

Sideling stance / diagonal stance / (side body horse)

Cè Shēn Mǎ

ㄘㄜˋ ㄕㄣ ㄇㄚˇ

Juen sun chang guek

轉身撐腳

Turning thrusting kick (turning torso bursting foot)

Zhuǎn Shēn Biāo Jiǎo

ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Jum sau

枕手

Sinking hand (pillow hand)

Zhèn Shǒu

ㄓㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Jut sau

窒手

Jerking hand (obstructing/blocking hand)

Zhì Shǒu

ㄓˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Kar sik

架式

Pre-fighting posture (framework mode)

Jià  Shì

ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ

Kau bo / huen bo

搆步

Circling step (interlacing step)

Gòu Bù

ㄍㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ

Kau sau

搆手

Circling hand (interlacing hand)

Gòu Shǒu

ㄍㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Kiu sau

橋手

Bridge hand

Qiáo Shǒu

ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ

Ko tan sau

高攤手

High palm up hand

Gāo Tān Shǒu

ㄍㄠ ㄊㄢ ㄕㄡˇ

Kuen

拳

Fist

Quán

ㄑㄢˊ

Kuen fa

拳法

Fist fighting method (fist method)

Quán Fǎ

ㄑㄢˊ ㄈㄚˇ

Kuen su

拳術

Fist fighting method (fist method)

Quán Shù

ㄑㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ

Kuen to

拳套

Boxing form (fist pattern)

Quán Taò

ㄑㄢˊ ㄊㄠˋ

Kung

功

Power or strength of trainee (Achievement; effectiveness; hard work)

Gōng

ㄍㄨㄥ

Kung fu

功夫

Colloquial term of martial art

Gōng Fū

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄨ

Kung fu

工夫

Work, knowledge, technique

Gōng Fū

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄨ

Kuo sau

過手

Fighting practice (passing fist)

Guò Shǒu

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Kwai jarn

跪肘

Downward elbow strike (kneeling elbow)

Guì Zhǒu

ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄡˇ

Kwun ma

棍馬

Pole stance (pole horse)

Gùn Mǎ

ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ

Kwun sau

捆手

Rotating hand (binding hand)

Kǔn Shǒu

ㄎㄨㄣˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Lan sau

攔手

Bar hand

Lán Shǒu

ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ

Lap/laap?  sau

拉手

Deflecting hand

(?) Shǒu

(?) ㄕㄡˇ

Lau sau

撈手

Scooping hand (fishing hand)

Lāo Shǒu

ㄌㄠ ㄕㄡˇ

Lin wan kuen

連環拳

Chain punches / alternate thrusting punches  (successive link fist)

Lián Huán

ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄢˊ

Lok sau

碌手

Rolling arms

Lù Shǒu

ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Luk dim boon kwun

六點半棍

Six & a half point long pole (six point half pole)

Liù Diǎn Bàn Gùn

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄣˋ

Man sau

問手

Inquisitive hand

Wèn Shǒu

ㄨㄣˋ  ㄕㄡˇ

Mang geng sau

攀頸手

 Neck pulling hand (holding neck hand)

Pān Jǐng Shǒu

ㄆㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Mo

武

Military

Wǔ

ㄨˇ

Mo su

武術

Formal term of martial art (military method)

Wǔ Shù

ㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋ

Moon to

門徒

Disciple  (gate disciple/pupil)

Mén Tú

ㄇㄣˊ ㄊㄨˊ

Moon yan / dai gee

門人

Student; disciple; follower (gate man/person)

Mén Rén

ㄇㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ

Muk yan chong fa

木人樁法

Wooden dummy techniques (wooden man post pattern)

Mù Rén Zhuāng Fǎ

ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄈㄚˇ

Ngaan cheui sau dou

眼隨手到

Eye follows, hand arrives

Yǎn Suí Shǒu Dào

ㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ

Noi kung

內功

Internal strength

Nèi Gōng

ㄋㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

Noi moon

內門

Indoor area (inside gate)

Nèi Mén

ㄋㄟˋ ㄇㄣˊ

Nuk sau

甩手

Free hand fighting practice (swinging hand)

Shuǎi Shǒu

ㄕㄨㄞˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Oi moon

外門

Outdoor area (outside gate)

Wài Mén

ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄣˊ

Ong cheung

昂掌

Reverse palm (high / rising palm)

Áng Zhǎng

ㄤˊ ㄓㄤˇ

Pai

派

Style, system, special group, school

Pài

ㄆㄞˋ

Pak sau

拍手

Slapping hand

Pāi Shǒu

ㄆㄞ ㄕㄡˇ

Pie jarn

批肘

Hacking elbows (slapping elbow)

Pī Zhǒu

ㄆㄧ ㄓㄡˇ

Po pai cheung/sau

抱排掌/手

Double palms – complex movement (enfolding arranging palm/hand)

Bào Pái Zhǎng/Zhǒu

ㄅㄠˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄓㄤˇ / ㄕㄡˇ

Poon sau

盤手

Rolling arms (moving hands)

Pán Shǒu

ㄆㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ

Saam kok bo

三角步

Triangular step (three angle step)

Sān Jiǎo Bù

ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ

Saam pai fut / siu nim tau

三拜佛

Praying thrice to Buddha (three worship Buddha)

Sān Bài Fó

ㄙㄢ ㄅㄞˋ ㄈㄛˊ

Saam sing chong

三星樁

Three star dummy / tripodal dummy (three star post)

Sān Xīng Zhuāng

ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄤ

Se lik

卸力

Force unloading

Xiè Lì

ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧˋ

Sei ping ma

四平馬

Quadrilateral level stance (four level horse)

Sì Píng Mǎ

ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄚˇ

Shang

雙

Double

Shuāng

ㄕㄨㄤ

Shang da ngan sau

雙打眼手

Double eye thrusting hands

Shuāng Dǎ Yǎn Shǒu

ㄕㄨㄤ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Shao lin chi

少林寺

Mandarin pronunciation of Siu Lam Monastery  (Small Tree Buddhist Monastery)

Shǎo Lín Sì

ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ

Shat geng sau

殺頸手

Throat cutting hand (killing neck hand)

Shā Jǐng Shǒu

ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ

Sheung kuen

雙拳

Double punches – complex movement (double fist)

Shuāng Quán

ㄕㄨㄤ ㄑㄢˊ

Sheung lo

上路

Upper level

Shàng Lù

ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄨˋ

Si dei / si dai

師弟

Younger kung fu brother

Shī Dì

ㄕ ㄉㄧˋ

Si fu

師父

Paternal teacher, kung fu father, mentor

Shī Fù

ㄕ ㄈㄨˋ

Si fu

師傅

Kung fu instructor, reverend title for a technical professional in any trade

Shī Fù

ㄕ ㄈㄨˋ

Si gu

師姑

Kung fu sister of si fu

Shī Gū

ㄕ ㄍㄨ

Si hing

師兄

Elder kung fu brother

Shī Xiōng

ㄕ ㄒㄩㄥ

Si je

師姐

Elder kung fu sister

Shī Jiě

ㄕ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

Si jo

師祖

Teacher of Si kung

Shī Zǔ

ㄕ ㄗㄨˇ

Si juk

師侄

Kung Fu nephew (student of si-dei)

Shī  Zhí

ㄕ ㄓˊ

Si kung

師公

Kung fu grandfather (teacher of si-fu)

Shī Gōng

ㄕ ㄍㄨㄥ

Si mo

師母

Wife of si-fu, kung fu mother

Shī Mǔ

ㄕ ㄇㄨˇ

Si mui

師妹

Younger kung fu sister

Shī Mèi

ㄕ ㄇㄟˋ

Si pak

師伯

Elder kung fu brother of si-fu

Shī Bó

ㄕ ㄅㄛˊ

Si pak kung

師伯公

Elder kung fu brother of si kung

Shī Bó Gōng

ㄕ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

Si sok

師叔

Younger kung fu brother of si fu

Shī Shú

ㄕ ㄅㄛˊ

Si sok kung

師叔公

Younger kung fu brother of si kung

Shī Shú Gōng

ㄕ ㄕㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

Si to

師徒

Student; study disciple

Shī Tú / Xué Tú

ㄕ ㄊㄨˊ / ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄨˊ

Siu lam gee

少林寺

Siu lam monastery

Shǎo Lín Sì

ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ

Siu lin tau

小練頭

Little practice way

Xiaǒ Lìan Tóu

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ

Siu nim tau

小念頭

Little idea way

Xiaǒ Niàn Tóu

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ

Tan sau

攤手

Palm up hand

Tān Shǒu

ㄊㄢ ㄕㄡˇ

Tie sau

提手

Lifting hand

Tí Shǒu

ㄊㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ

Til kiu chung kuen

跳橋衝拳

Jumping thrusting punch (leaping bridge thrusting fist)

Tiào Qiáo Chōng Quán

ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

Ting yiu sau fuk

挺腰收腹

Straighten waist, gather abdomen

Tǐng  Yāo Shǒu Fù

ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ

To dei / to dai

徒弟

Student, disciple (southern Chinese)

Tú Dì

ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ

To suen

徒孫

Kung fu grandson (student of to-dei)

Tú Sūn

ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣ

To yee / to dei

徒兒

Student, disciple (northern Chinese)

Tú Ér

ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ

Tok sau

托手

Elbow lifting hand (lifting on palm hand)

Tuō Shǒu

ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄡˇ

Tung moon

同門

Fellow student, follower of the same style (same gate)

Tóng Mén

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ

Tut sau

脫手

Freeing hand (escaping hand)

Tuō Shǒu

ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄡˇ

Wang chang guek

橫撐腳

Side thrusting kick (horizontal bursting foot)

Héng Biāo Jiǎo

ㄏㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Wing tzun kuen

1詠春拳

Beautiful (singing) springtime

Yǒng Chūn

ㄩㄥˇ ㄔㄨㄣ

Wu sau

護手

Protecting hand

Hù Shǒu

ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Wu su

武術

Formal term of martial art (military method) – Mandarin pronunciation

Wǔ Shù

ㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋ

Yan cheung

印掌

Stamping palm

Yìn Zhǎng

ㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄤˇ

Yat chi chung kuen

日字衝拳

Character ”Sun” thrusting fist (Sun character thrusting fist)

Rì Zì Chōng Quán

ㄖˋ ㄗˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄑㄢˊ

Yat chi kuen

日字拳

Character “Sun” fist (Sun character fist)

Rì Zì Quán

ㄖˋ ㄗˋ ㄑㄢˊ

Yau

右

Right (opposite of left)

Yòu

ㄧㄡˋ

Yee chi kim yeung ma

二字拑羊馬

Character “two” adduction stance  (two character holding goat horse)

Èr Zì Qián Yáng Mǎ

ㄦˋ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄚˇ

Yik fu kup

逆呼吸

Reverse breathing method (inverse exhale inhale)

Nì Hū Xī

ㄋㄧˋ ㄏㄨ ㄒㄧ