Wing Chun terms

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.

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	Wing^6	yǒng	song; poem
Chun	春	(as simp.)	Cheun^1	chūn	spring (time); joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
Kuen	拳	(as simp.)	kyun^4	quán	fist

Forms

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
Siu Nim Tau	小念头	小念頭	siu^2 nim^6 tau^4	xiǎo niàn tou	little idea
Chum Kiu	寻桥	尋橋	cham^4 kiu^4	xún qiáo	seeking the bridge
Biu Jee	镖指	鏢指	biu^1 ji^2	biāo zhǐ	darting fingers
Muk Yan Jong	木人桩	木人樁	muk^6 yan^4 jong^1	mù rén zhuāng	wooden dummy
Luk Dim Bun Gwan	六点半棍	六點半棍	luk^6 dim^2 bun^3 gwan^3	liù diǎn bàn gùn	six and a half point pole
Baat Jaam Dou	八斩刀	八斬刀	baat^3 jaam^2 dou^1	bā zhǎn dāo	eight slashing knives

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	si^1 dai^6	shī dì	junior male classmate
Simui	师妹	師妹	si^1 mui^6	shī mèi	junior female classmate
Sihing	师兄	師兄	si^1 hing^1	shī xiōng	senior male classmate
Sije	师姐	師姐	si^1 je^2	shī jiě	senior female classmate
Sifu	师父	師父	si^1 fu^2	shī fù	master
Sisuk	师叔	師叔	si^1 suk^1	shī shū	master's junior male or female classmate
Sibak	师伯	師伯	si^1 baak^3	shī bó	master's senior male or female classmate
Sigung	师公	師公	si^1 gung^1	shī gōng	master's master
Sitaigung	师太公	師太公	si^1 taai^3 gung^1	shī tài gōng	master's master's master
Sijo	师祖	師祖	si^1 jou^2	shī zǔ	master's master's master's master

Limb names

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
sau	手	(as simp.)	sau^2	shǒu	hand
kuen	拳	(as simp.)	kyun^4	quán	fist
gerk	脚	腳	geuk^3	jiǎo	foot; leg

18 hand technique names

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.)	bong^2 sau^2	bǎng shǒu	wing arm
fook sau	伏手	(as simp.)	fuk^6 sau^2	fú shǒu	prostrating hand
man sau	问手	問手	man^6 sau^2	wèn shǒu	seeking hand
wu sau	护手	護手	wu^6 sau^2	hù shǒu	protecting hand
tan sau	摊手	攤手	taan^1 sau^2	tān shǒu	dispersing hand
kau sau	扣手	扣手	kau^3 sau^2	kòu shǒu	detaining hand

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	枕手	(as simp.)	jam^2 sau^2	chén shǒu	sinking hand
gang sau	耕手	(as simp.)	gaang^1 sau^2	gēng shǒu	cultivating arm
jat sau	窒手	(as simp.)	jat^6 sau^2	zhì shǒu	choking hand
hyun sau	圈手	(as simp.)	hyun^1 sau^2	quán shǒu	circling hand
laai sau	拉手	(as simp.)	laai^1 sau^2	lā shǒu	pulling hand
paak sau	拍手	(as simp.)	paak^3 sau^2	pāi shǒu	slapping hand
tok sau	托手	(as simp.)	tok^3 sau^2	tuō shǒu	lifting hand
laan sau	拦手	攔手	laan^4 sau^2	lán shǒu	barring arm
tai sau	提手	(as simp.)	tai^4 sau^2	tí shǒu	uplifting hand
jip sau	接手	(as simp.)	jip^3 sau^2	jiē shǒu	receiving hand
gam sau	揿手	撳手	gam^6 sau^2	qìn shǒu	pressing hand
biu sau	镖手	鏢手	biu^1 sau^2	biāo shǒu	darting hand

Drills

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
Daan Chi Sau	单黐手	單黐手	daan^1 chi^1 sau^2	dān chī shǒu	single sticky hands
Luk Sau	碌手	(as simp.)	luk^1 sau^2	lù shǒu	rolling arms
Seung Chi Sau	双黐手	雙黐手	seung^1 chi^1 sau^2	shuāng chī shǒu	double sticky hands
Chi Geuk	黐脚	黐腳	chi^1 geuk^3	chī jiǎo	sticky feet

External links

• Chinese Character Dictionary