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    kung fu

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Other sports
    kung fu /ˌkʌŋ ˈfuː/ noun [uncountable]  DSOan ancient Chinese fighting art in which you attack people with your hands and feet 中国功夫 → martial art
    Examples from the Corpus
    kung fu• The kung fu master could be sleeping.    Origin kung fu (1800-1900) Chinese “principles of boxing”
    kung fu nounChinese
    which fighting you art Chinese ancient in an Corpus


    kung fu
    kung fu /ˌkʌŋ ˈfuː/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Chinese
     Origin: 'principles of boxing'
    an ancient Chinese fighting art in which you attack people with your hands and feet ⇨ martial art


    kung fuBrE /ˌkʌŋ ˈfuː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkʌŋ ˈfuː/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (from Chinese) a Chinese system of fighting without weapons, similar to karate 功夫（中国武术）