Wing chun terms
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These are terms used in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. It's worth noting that Wing Chun terms are originally colloquial 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.
| Usual transcription | Chinese | Yale | Meaning(s) |
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| bong sao | 膀手 | bong2 sau2 | wing arm |
| cham (jam) sao | 沉手 | cham4 sau2 | sinking hand |
| chi sao | 黐手 | chi1 sau2 | sticky hands. See Chi Sao. |
| fook sao | 伏手 | fuk6 sau2 | controlling arm |
| gaun sao | 耕手 | gang1 sau2 | cultivating arm |
| gerk | 腳 | geuk3 | leg |
| jut sao | 窒手 | jat6 sau2 | choking hand |
| huen sao | 圓手 | yun4 sau2 | circling hand |
| kuen | 拳 | kyun4 | fist; boxing (as in "wing chun kuen") |
| lop sao | 拉手 | laap6 sau2 | pulling hand |
| man sao | 問手 | man6 sau2 | asking hand |
| pak sao | 拍手 | paak3 sau2 | slapping hand |
| sao | 手 | sau2 | hand/arm |
| sifu | 師父 | si1 fu6 | teacher/master |
| tan sao | 攤手 | taan1 sau2 | dispersing hand |
| wu sao | 護手 | wu6 sau2 | protecting hand |
See Also:
- External wing chun dictionary (http://www.mainewingchunkungfu.com/Dictionary.htm)