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kung-fu

  • \kuŋ.fu\ France
  • \kɔŋ.fu\ Québec
  • \kuŋ.fu\
  • [lə ˈkun.fu] (France), France (Paris)
  • [ˈkuŋ.fu] (France), France (Normandie)
  • \kyŋ.fy\ (Rare)
  • \kɔŋ.fu\ (Québec)
  • [kɔ̃ŋ.ˈfu] (Québec)
  • [kɔɲ.ˈfu] (Québec)
  • [ˈkɔŋ.fu] (Québec), Canada (Estrie)
  • [kɔ̃ŋ.ˈfu ɛ̃ ˈfɪm də kɔ̃ŋ.ˈfu] (Québec), Canada (Mauricie, Shawinigan)
  • [kɔ̃ŋ.ˈfu] (Québec), Canada (Montréal)

Where it comes from

Du chinois 功夫, gōngfu (« maîtrise des techniques »).

noun

  1. Art martial chinois.

Similar: boxe chinoise, wushu

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noun

Similar: boxe chinoise, wushu

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MLA

"kung-fu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/kung-fu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

kung-fu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/kung-fu

Chicago

"kung-fu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/kung-fu.

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@misc{kung_fu_2026,
  title = {kung-fu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/kung-fu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}