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Chinese martial arts

Chinese martial arts, commonly referred to with umbrella terms kung fu (/ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/; Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōngfu; Jyutping: gung1 fu1; Cantonese Yale: gūng fū), kuoshu (Chinese: 國術; pinyin: guóshù; Jyutping: gwok3 seot6) or wushu (Chinese: 武術; pinyin: wǔshù; Jyutping: mou5 seot6), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in…

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Bopomofo
ㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋ · ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄨ˙ · ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨˋ
Chinese
功夫
Hanyu Pinyin
wǔshù · gōngfu · guóshù
IPA
[ù.ʂû] · [mɔw˩˧.sɵt̚˨] · [kʊ́ŋ.fu] · [kʊŋ˥ fu˥] · [kwǒ.ʂû]
Jyutping
mou5 seot6 · gung1 fu1 · gwok3 seot6
Literal meaning
"Martial arts"

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Chinese martial arts

Nodes239
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Triples267
Avg. degree1.99
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Chinese martial arts

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related to Notable practitioners · 58
Chinese martial arts → Bak Siu Lum, Beijing, Bruce Lee, Canton, CE, Chin Woo Athletic Association, China, Chinese, Chinese-American, Donnie Yen, Eagle Claw, Examples, Fearless, Five Elders, Fujian White Crane, Gu, Gu Ruzhang, Guangdong, He, His
related to history · 33
Chinese martial arts → AD, Autumn Annals, BC, Central Guoshu Institute, China, Chinese, Classic, Detailed, Former Han, Grand Historian, Hand-to-hand, In, Jiao Di, Kuomintang, Li Bai, Ming, Nanjing, People's Republic, Qin, Qing
related to Shaolin and temple-based martial arts · 17
Chinese martial arts → AD, Battle, Between, Bodhidharma, Bodhidharma's, Chinese, However, Hulao, Ming, Muscle Change Classic, Shaolin, Shaolin Monastery, Shaolin's, The, The Shaolin, Wang Shichong, Yijin Jing
related to In popular culture · 13
Chinese martial arts → As, Asia, BCE, Chinese, Historically, Martial, Ming, Recently, References, Tang, This, Wulin, Wuxia
related to Legendary origins · 12
Chinese martial arts → According, BC, Chi You, China, China's, Chinese, Huangdi, It, One, The Emperor, Xia, Yellow Emperor
related to Terminology · 11
Chinese martial arts → Cantonese, Cantonese Yale, Chinese, English, However, In Chinese, It, Kung, Mandarin, The Chinese, Zhongguo
related to Application · 8
Chinese martial arts → Application, Chinese, In, Pushing Hands, Sparring, These, Today, When
related to Controversies · 8
Chinese martial arts → Lineage, Martial Morality, Nevertheless, Some, That, There, Traditional Chinese Martial Arts, Who
related to Meditation · 8
Chinese martial arts → Chinese, In, It, Meditation, Therefore, They, This, Through
related to Forms (taolu) · 7
Chinese martial arts → Chinese, Forms, Many, Some, Students, Today, Traditionally

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martial chinese arts training styles wushu traditional forms shaolin techniques also many combat art china fighting fu dynasty one known

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Chinese martial artsBopomofoㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋ1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsBopomofoㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄨ˙1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsBopomofoㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨˋ1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsChinese功夫1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsHanyu Pinyinwǔshù1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsHanyu Pinyingōngfu1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsHanyu Pinyinguóshù1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsIPA[ù.ʂû]1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsIPA[mɔw˩˧.sɵt̚˨]1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsIPA[kʊ́ŋ.fu]1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsIPA[kʊŋ˥ fu˥]1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsIPA[kwǒ.ʂû]1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsIPA[kʷɔk̚˧.sɵt̚˨]1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsJyutpingmou5 seot61.00infobox
Chinese martial artsJyutpinggung1 fu11.00infobox
Chinese martial artsJyutpinggwok3 seot61.00infobox
Chinese martial artsLiteral meaning"Martial arts"1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsSimplified Chinese武术1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsSimplified Chinese国术1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsSuzhounesevu6-zeq81.00infobox
Chinese martial artsTongyong Pinyinwǔ-shù1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsTongyong Pinyingong-fu̇1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsTongyong Pinyinguó-shù1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsTraditional Chinese武術1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsTraditional Chinese國術1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinwǔshùBopomofoㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋWade–Gileswu3-shu4Tongyong Pinyinwǔ-shùIPA[ù.ʂû]WuSuzhounesevu6-zeq8Yue: CantoneseYale Romanizationmóuh-seuhtJyut…1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyingōngfuBopomofoㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄨ˙Wade–Gileskung1-fuTongyong Pinyingong-fu̇IPA[kʊ́ŋ.fu]Yue: CantoneseYale Romanizationgūng-fūJyutpinggung1 fu1IPA[k…1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinguóshùBopomofoㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨˋWade–Gileskuo2-shu4Tongyong Pinyinguó-shùIPA[kwǒ.ʂû]Yue: CantoneseYale Romanizationgwok-seuhtJyutpinggwok3 seo…1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsTâi-lôbú-su̍t1.00infobox
Chinese martial artsWade–Gileswu3-shu41.00infobox

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