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Wing Chun terms

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These are terms used in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. 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.

Contents
1 Wing Chun
2 Forms
3 Family Lineage Titles or Terms
4 Limb names
5 18 hand technique names
5.1 Limb position names
5.2 Limb movement names
6 Drills
7 External links

Wing Chun
As normally Simp. Trad. Cantonese Mandarin
(Yale
(Pinyin
seen in English char. char.
transcription)
transcription)
(from Cantonese)
Wing 2

Wing

Chun

(as simp.) Cheun 1

Kuen

(as simp.)

kyun4

Meaning(s)
(in English)

yng

song; poem

chn

spring (time); joyful; youthful; love; lust; life

qun

fist

Forms
As normally
seen in English

Cantonese

Mandarin

(Yale
transcription)

(Pinyin
transcription)

Simp.
char.

Trad.
char.

Siu Lim Tao

siu2 lim6 tau4

xio nin tou

little idea

Chum Kiu

cham4 kiu4

xn qio

seeking the bridge

Biu Jee

biu1 ji2

bio zh

darting fingers

Muk Yan Jong

muk6 yan4 jong1 m rn zhung wooden dummy

(from Cantonese)

Meaning(s)
(in English)

Luk Dim Boon Gwun

li din bn gn six and a half point pole

Bat Jam Dou

b zhn do

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eight slashing knives

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Family Lineage Titles or Terms

As normally Simp.
seen in English char.

Trad.
char.

(from Cantonese)

Cantonese

Mandarin

Meaning(s)

(Yale
(Pinyin
transcription) transcription)

(in English)

Sidai

si1 dai6

sh d

junior male classmate

Simui

si1 mui6

sh mi

junior female classmate

Sihing

si1 hing1

sh xing

senior male classmate

Sije

si1 je2

sh ji

senior female classmate

Sifu

si1 fu6

sh f

master

Sisuk

si1 suk1

sh sh

master's junior male or female classmate

Sibak

si1 baak3

sh b

master's senior male or female classmate

Sigung

si1 gung1

sh gng

master's master

Sitaigung

si1 taai3 gung1 sh ti gng master's master's master

Sijo

si1 jou2

sh z

master's master's master's master

Limb names
As normally Simp. Trad. Cantonese Mandarin
Meaning(s)
(Yale
(Pinyin
seen in English char. char.
(in English)
transcription) transcription)
(from Cantonese)
sao

(as simp.)

sau2

shu

hand

kuen

(as simp.)

kyun4

qun

fist

gerk

geuk3

jio

foot; leg

18 hand technique names

Limb position names
As normally Simp. Trad. Cantonese Mandarin
Meaning(s)
(Yale
(Pinyin
seen in English
char. char. transcription) transcription) (in English)
(from Cantonese)
bong sau

(as simp.) bong2 sau2

bng shu

wing arm

fook sau

(as simp.) fuk6 sau2

f shu

controlling hand

man sau

man6 sau2

wn shu

seeking hand

wu sau

wu6 sau2

h shu

protecting hand

tan sau

taan1 sau2

tn shu

dispersing hand

kau sau

kau1 sau2

ku shu

detaining hand

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Limb movement names

As normally Simp. Trad. Cantonese Mandarin
Meaning(s)
(Yale
(Pinyin
seen in English
char. char. transcription) transcription) (in English)
(from Cantonese)
jam sau

(as simp.) cham4 sau2 chn shu

sinking hand

gaun sau

(as simp.) gang1 sau2

gng shu

cultivating arm

jut sau

(as simp.) jat6 sau2

zh shu

choking hand

huen sau

(as simp.) huen4 sau2

qun shu

circling hand

lap sau

(as simp.) laap6 sau2

l shu

pulling hand

pak sau

(as simp.) paak3 sau2

pi shu

slapping hand

tok sau

(as simp.) tok3 sau2

tu shu

lifting hand

lan sau

laan4 sau2

ln shu

barring arm

tie sau

(as simp.) tai4 sau2

t shu

uplifting hand

jip sau

(as simp.) jip3 sau2

ji shu

receiving hand

gum sau

gam6 sau2

qn shu

pressing hand

biu sau

biu1 sau2

bio shu

darting hand

Drills
As normally
Simp.
seen in English char.
(from Cantonese)

Trad.
char.

Cantonese

Mandarin

(Yale
transcription)

(Pinyin
transcription)

Meaning(s)
(in English)

dan chi sau

daan1 chi1 sau2 dn ch shu

luk sau

seong1 chi1 sau2 shung ch shu double sticky hands

chi gerk

(as simp.)

chi1 geuk3

ch jio

single sticky hand

sticky feet

External links
Wing Chun dictionary (http://www.mainewingchunkungfu.com/Dictionary.htm)
Chinese Character Dictionary (http://www.mandarintools.com/chardict.html)
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