Wing Chun terms

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

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

[edit] Wing Chun

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
Wing	咏	詠	Wing2	Yǒng	forever, eternal, beautiful
Chun	春	春	Cheun1	chūn	springtime, spring, young
Kuen	拳	(as simp.)	kyun4	quán	fist, punch; boxing

[edit] Forms

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
Siu Lim Tao	小念头	小念頭	Siu2 Nim6 Tau4	xiǎo niàn tóu	Little Idea Form (small; tiny; few; young) (idea; read aloud) (head)
Chum Kiu	寻桥	尋橋	cham4 kiu4	xún qiáo	Seeking the Bridge (to search; to look for; to seek;)
Biu Jee	镖指	鏢指	biu1 ji2	biāo zhǐ	Thrusting Fingers (a throwing weapon; dart) (finger; to point; to direct; to indicate)
Muk Yan Jong	木人桩	木人樁	Muk6 Yan4 Jong1	mùrénzhuāng	Wooden Dummy (wooden man stake)
Luk Dim Boon Gwun	六点半棍	六點半棍		liùdiǎnbàngùn	Six and A Half Point Pole
Bat Jam Do	八斩刀	八斬刀		bāzhǎndāo	Butterfly knives (8 chopping knives)

[edit] Family Lineage Titles or Terms

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
Sidai	师弟	師弟	si1 dai6	shǐdì	younger brother, used to refer to a male student of the same generation who has been studying for a shorter time than the person speaking. Seniority here is determined by the time spent in the school, not by the technical ability or level achieved – so, a student who has started after the speaker, but has surpassed him, would still be a sidai to the speaker.
Simui	师妹	師妹	si1 mui6	shǐmè	younger sister, used to refer to a female student of the same generation who has been studying for a shorter time than the person speaking.
Sihing	师兄	師兄	si1 hing1	shǐxiōng	older brother, used to refer to a male student of the same generation who has been studying for a longer time than the person speaking.
Sije	师姐	師姐	si1 je2	shǐjiě	older sister, used to refer to a female student of the same generation who has been studying for a longer time than the person speaking.
Sifu	师父	師父	si1 fu6	shǐfù	teacher/father, used to refer to the teacher of the speaker's generation, or to the head of the school.
Sisuk	师叔	師叔	si1 suk1	shǐshú	teacher/younger uncle, used to refer to the sidai of sifu, a student of the same generation as your sifu, but who has started later than your sifu has.
Sibak	师伯	師伯	si1 baak3	shǐbó	teacher/older uncle, used to refer to the sihing of sifu, a student of the same generation as your sifu, but who has started earlier than your sifu has.
Sigung	师公	師公	si1 gung1	shǐgōng	teacher/grandfather, used to refer to your teacher's teacher.
Sijo	师祖	師祖	si1 jou2	shǐzu	teacher/great-grandfather, used to refer to your teacher's teacher's teacher.

[edit] Limb names

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
sao	手	(as simp.)	sau2	shǒu	hand/arm
kuen	拳	(as simp.)	kyun4	quán	fist; boxing
gerk	脚	腳	geuk3	jiǎo	leg

[edit] 18 hand technique names

[edit] Limb position names

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
bong sau	膀手	(as simp.)	bong2 sau2	bǎngshǒu	wing arm
fook sau	伏手	(as simp.)	fuk6 sau2	fúshǒu	controlling arm
man sau	问手	問手	man6 sau2	wènshǒu	seeking hand
wu sau	护手	護手	wu6 sau2	hùshǒu	protecting hand
tan sau	摊手	攤手	taan1 sau2	tānshǒu	dispersing hand
kau sau	扣手	扣手	kau1 sau2	koushǒu	detaining hand

[edit] Limb movement names

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
jam sau	沈手	沉手	cham4 sau2	chénshǒu	sinking hand
gaun sau	耕手	(as simp.)	gang1 sau2	gēngshǒu	cultivating arm
jut sau	窒手	(as simp.)	jat6 sau2	zhìshǒu	choking hand
huen sau	圈手	圈手	huen4 sau2	quánshǒu	circling hand
lap sau	拉手	(as simp.)	laap6 sau2	lāshǒu	pulling hand
pak sau	拍手	(as simp.)	paak3 sau2	pāishǒu	slapping hand
tok sau	托手	(as simp.)	tok3 sau2	tuōshǒu	Lifting hand (hold up with palm; support; rely)
lan sau	拦手	攔手	laan4 sau2	lánshǒu	Barring hand, (obstruct, impede, bar, hinder)
tie sau	提手	(as simp.)	tai4 sau2	tíshǒu	Uplifting hand (to lift; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting)
jip sau	接手	(as simp.)	jip3 sau2	jiēshǒu	Receiving hand (receive; continue; catch; connect)
gum sau	揿手	撳手		qìnshǒu	Pressing hand (pinning hand)
biu sau	鏢手	(as simp.)	biu1 sau2	biāoshǒu	Poking, thrusting hand (a throwing weapon; dart)

[edit] Drills

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
dan chi sau	攤黐手	??	taan1 chi1 sau2	tānchǐshǒu	single hand exercise
luk sau	轆手	??	luk1 sau2	lùshǒu	rolling double hands
chi sau	黐手	(as simp.)	chi1 sau2	chǐshǒu	sticky hands.
chi gerk	脚	??	chi1 geuk3	chǐjiǎo	sticky feet.

[edit] External links

• Wing Chun Calligraphy
• Wing Chun dictionary
• Wing Chun terms
• Chinese Character Dictionary