Kung-fu definition
Alternative Forms
Origin of kung-fu
- Mandarin gōngfu skill, art, labor from Middle Chinese kəwŋ fuə̆ cultivation of the spirit kəwŋ work, labor fuə̆ to support, assist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Based on the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese Mandarin 功夫 (“skill, or accomplishment”) (Wade-Giles: kung1-fu, Pinyin: gōngfu, IPA: /kʊŋ˥˥fu/).
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