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wing chun

/wɪŋˈt͡ʃʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
wing chun
IPA
/wɪŋˈt͡ʃʌn/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A popular style of kung fu.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Cantonese 詠春 /咏春 (wing6 ceon1), from 詠 /咏 (wing6, “praise”) + 春 (ceon1, “spring”).

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce wing chun?
The recorded pronunciation is /wɪŋˈt͡ʃʌn/.
What does wing chun mean?
A popular style of kung fu.
Where does wing chun come from?
From Cantonese 詠春 /咏春 (wing6 ceon1), from 詠 /咏 (wing6, “praise”) + 春 (ceon1, “spring”).

How to pronounce wing chun

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