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kung fu
(redirected from Gongfu)

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kung fu  (kng f, kng, gng)
n.
Any of various Chinese martial arts, especially those forms in which sharp blows and kicks are applied to pressure points on the body of an opponent.

[Chinese (Mandarin) gngfu, skill, art : gng, worker, work + f, man, laborer.]

kung fu [ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) a Chinese martial art combining principles of karate and judo
[from Chinese: martial art]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kung fukung fu - a Chinese martial art                
martial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"
Translations
kung fu [ˈkʌŋˈfuː] Nkung fu m
kung fu
nKung-Fu nt; kung fu film or movie (esp US) → Kung-Fu-Film m
kung fu [ˈkʌŋˈfuː] nkung fu m
kung fu [ˈkʌŋˈfuː] nkung fu m


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