kung fu

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kung fu

/ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/
/ˈkʊŋ ˈfuː/ rare
/ˈkɔŋ ˈfuː/

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From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 功夫 (gōngfu, “skill, accomplishment, martial art”): kung¹-fu⁵.

noun kung fu · gongfu · gong-fu · gong fu · gungfu · gung-fu

countable A Chinese martial art. Everybody was kung-fu fighting / Those kicks were fast as lightning
Similar: wushu
countable, uncountable The Chinese martial arts collectively. Along the way, they meet Master Wong, who teaches them kung fu and imparts nuggets of Chinese philosophy, knowledge and training that they eventually use to defeat their nemesis and save their village.
Similar: wushu
countable, slang, uncountable A mastery of or expertise in a skill
countable, slang, uncountable A mastery of or expertise in computer programming, hacking, or cracking

verb kung fus · kung fuing · kung fued · gongfu · gong-fu

To perform kung fu.

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noun martial art

Español	kung-fu
한국어	쿵후 kunghu
日本語	功夫 kanfū, カンフー kanfū, ゴンフー gonfū
中文	功夫 gōngfu
हिन्दी	कुंग फू kuṅg phū, कुंग फ़ू kuṅg fū
Português	kung fu
Français	kung-fu
Deutsch	Kung-Fu
Italiano	kung fu
Ελληνικά	Κουνγκ-Φου Koungk-Fou, κουνγκ φου koungk fou
Română	kung-fu
Русский	кун-фу́ kun-fú, кунфу́ kunfú, кунг-фу́ kung-fú, гунфу́ gunfú
Tiếng Việt	võ thuật Trung Quốc, kung fu, công phu
العربية	كُونْج فُو kung fū
עברית	קוּנְג פוּ

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@misc{kung_fu_2026,
  title = {kung fu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kung%20fu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}