Wing Chun Dictionary Community Effort
Our goal is to create the most comprehensive online Wing Chun Dictionary. In order to do this, we are considering this a collaborative, community effort to benefit Wing Chun students across the world. This is a work in progress and will be updated often. You can make suggestions to westcoastwingchun@gmail.com.
Learn Wing Chun Terminology, Meanings and Vocabulary with Flash Cards, Games, and Tests.
| Cantonese | Alternate Spellings | English Meaning | Simplified Chinese (Characters) | Traditional Chinese (Characters) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baat Cham Dao | Batt Jam Dao; Bart Cham Dao; Baat Jaam Dou; Yee Jee Seung Do; Dit Ming Do | Eight Slashing Knives; Butterfly Knives; Butterfly Swords; Life-Taking Knives | 八斩刀 | 八斬刀 |
| Biu Juen | Piercing Turn | 白娟 | 白娟 | |
| Bong Sau | Bong Sao | Wing Arm | 膀手 | 膀手 |
| Bui Gee | Biu Tse; Biu Jee; Biu Ji; Bil Gee | Darting Fingers; Thrusting Fingers | 標指 | 鏢指 |
| Bui Ma | Biu Ma | Thrusting Step/Piercing Step | 我什么 | 標馬 |
| Bui Sau | Bui Sao | Piercing Hand | 镖手 | 鏢手 |
| Chang Sau | Tsang Sau; Chang Sao | Spade Hand/Knife Edge | 张秀 | 張秀 |
| Cheung Sin | Chung Sin | Center Line | 张仙 | 中線 |
| Chi Gerk | Sticky Legs | 奇克 | 黐腳 | |
| Chi Sau | Chi Sao | Sticky Hands | 迟到 | 黐手 |
| Chin Na | Seize or Grab | 金娜 | 金娜 | |
| Chong Ma | Bracing Step | |||
| Chum Kiu | Cham Kiu | Seeking The Bridge | 尋橋 | 尋橋 |
| Chum Kiu Ma | Seeking The Bridge Stance | 春巧马 | 春巧馬 | |
| Da | Strike | 是 | 打 | |
| Dai Bong Sau | Dai Bong Sao | Low Wing Arm | 低膀手 | |
| Dan Chi Sau | Daan Chi Sau; Dan Chi Sao | Single Sticky Hand | 单黐手 | 黐單手 |
| Dit | Metal/Iron | 这个 | 這個 | |
| Dit Dat Jow | Dit Da Jow | Iron Hit Wine | 那个乔 | 跌打酒 |
| Fa Jing | Whipping Energy | 法静 | 法靜 | |
| Fahn | Backwards | 法恩 | 法恩 | |
| Fahn Jarn | Backward Elbow | 法恩 | 法恩 | |
| Fak Sau | Whisking Arm | 福秀 | 拂手 | |
| Fook Sau | Fook Sao; Fuk Sau | Hand On; Covering Hand | 伏手 | 伏手 |
| Gaun Sau | Guan Sao | Slicing Hand/Arm | 关秀 | 耕手 |
| Gerk | Geork | Foot/Leg | 脚 | 腳 |
| Gok Biu | Cutting Elbow | 猜猜 | 猜貝 | |
| Gong Lik | Internal Power | |||
| Gum Sau | Gum Sao | Pinning Hand | 揿手 | 撳手 |
| Hoi Ma | Setting Up The Stance | 马海 | 馬海 | |
| Huen Bo | Circling Leg | 圈步 | ||
| Huen Ma | Circling Step | |||
| Huen Sau | Huen Sao | Circling Hand | 圈手 | 圈手 |
| Jarn | Elbow(s) | 贾恩 | 㬹 | |
| Jarn Dai Lik | Elbow Power | 贾恩力 | 㬹底力 | |
| Jeep Sau | Catching Hands | 接手 | 接手 | |
| Jeet | Intercept | 杰特 | 傑特 | |
| Jeet Da | Interceptinig Strikes | 吉达 | 吉達 | |
| Jek Cheung | Upright/Verticle Palm | 张 | 張 | |
| Ji Si Sau | Ji Si Sao | Flesh Tearing Hand | 吉斯秀 | 吉斯秀 |
| Jing | Front | |||
| Ju Yi | Attention/Focus | |||
| Juen Ma | Turning Stance | 尤恩玛 | 轉馬 | |
| Jum Kuen | Sinking Punch/Fist | 朱根 | 朱根 | |
| Jum Ma | Sunken Stance | 马俊 | 馬俊 | |
| Jum Sau | Jum Sao; Jam Sao | Sinking Arm | 枕手 | 枕手 |
| Jut Sau | Jut Sao | Jerking Hand | 窒手 | 窒手 |
| Kuen | Fist | 拳 | 拳 | |
| Kuen Do | Kuen To | Boxing Form | 昆多 | 拳套 |
| Kung Fu | Gong Fu, Gung Fu | Hard Work/Achievement | 坤卦符 | 坤卦符 |
| Kwan Sau | Kwan Sao | Rotating Arm; Rolling Hands | 捆手 | |
| Lan Sau | Lan Sao | Bar Arm | 拦手 | 攔手 |
| Lin | Drill | 林 | 林 | |
| Lin Wan Kuen | Chain Punches | 林万宽 | 連環拳 | |
| Loi | Inside | 法 | 法 | |
| Loi Jum Sau | Indoor Sinking Hand | 来珍秀 | 來珍秀 | |
| Loi Seen Wa | Inside Facing Footwork/Inside Step | 不好了 | 不好了 | |
| Look Sau | Luk Sau; Luk Sao | Rolling Arms | 碌手 | 碌手 |
| Lop Sau | Lop Sao; Lap Sao | Pulling Hand/Arm | 拉手 | 拉手 |
| Luk Dim Boon Kwun | Luhk Dim Bun Gwan; Lok Dim Boon Kwan | 6 and A Half Point Pole; Long Pole; Dragon Pole | 六点半棍 | 六點半棍 |
| Ma | Stance | 好 | 馬 | |
| Man Sau | Man Sao | Asking Hand/Inquisitive hand | 问手 | 問手 |
| Muk Yan Jong | Mok Jong | Wooden Dummy | 木人桩 | 木人樁 |
| Ng Mui | 吴梅 | 五枚 | ||
| Noi | Outside | 我们 | 我們 | |
| Noi Doi Gok Kuen | Outside Diagonal Fist | |||
| Noi Seen Wa | Outside Facing Footwork/Outside Step | 对不起 | 對不起 | |
| Pai Jarn | Hacking Elbows | 贾恩神父 | 批㬹 | |
| Pak Sau | Pak Sao; Paak Sau | Slapping Hand | 拍手 | 拍手 |
| Qi | Chi | Life Force Energy | 魁 | 氣 |
| Qi Gung | Qigong; Qi Gong; Chi Kung; Chi Gung | Internal Energy Exercises | 气功 | 氣功 |
| Sam Gok Ma | Three Point Stepping/Triangle Stepping | |||
| Sam Kuen | Sun Fist/Punch | 山姆·库恩 | 山姆·庫恩 | |
| Sam Pai Fut | Praying Thrice | 三百富 | 三百富 | |
| Sau | Sao | Hand/Arm | 手 | 手 |
| Sau Sik | Closing Position In The Forms | 秀植 | 收式 | |
| Seung | Double | 胜 | 勝 | |
| Seung Jum Sau | Double Sinking Hand | 胜俊秀 | 勝俊秀 | |
| Seung Jum Tan Sau | Double Sinking Palm-Up Hand | 郑俊秀 | 鄭俊秀 | |
| Seung Ma | Double Step | 马胜 | 上馬 | |
| Sifu | Shifu | Kung Fu Father/Master | 师傅 | 師傅 |
| Sigung | Kung Fu Grandfather/ Master’s Master | 西贡 | 師公 | |
| Sip Ma | Intercepting Step | 马 | 馬 | |
| Siu Lim Tao | Siu Nim Tao; Siu Leem Tao | Little Idea; Tiny Idea | 小念頭 | 小念頭 |
| Sot Kuen | Chamber | 那 | 那 | |
| Sut | Knee | 膝 | ||
| Tai Kuen | Raising Fist/Punch | 大 | 大 | |
| Tai Sau | Tai Sao | Raising Arms | 提手 | 提手 |
| Tan Sau | Tan Sao | Palm Up Hand/Dispersing Hand/Dismantling Hand | 摊手 | 攤手 |
| Tan Tien | Dan Tin | Internal Center | 谭天 | 譚天 |
| Tao | Doe | The Way | 陶 | 陶 |
| Tek | Kick | 泰克 | 踢 | |
| Toi Ma | Evading Stance | 妳妈 | 妳媽 | |
| Tok Sau | Tok Sao | Holding Up Hand | 托手 | 托手 |
| Took Sau | Took Sao | Hooking Hand | 秀秀 | 秀秀 |
| Tut Sau | Tut Sao | Freeing Arm | 图骚 | 脫手 |
| Wang Bui Ma | Horizontal Piercing Step | |||
| Wang Wa Chueng | Low Horizontal Palm | 万克哇克 | 萬哇 | |
| Wing Chun | Ving Tsun, Wing Chun Kuen, Wing Tsun, Ving Chun | Beautiful Springtime | 咏春 | 詠春拳 |
| Wu Sau | Wu Sao | Protective Hand | 护手 | 護手 |
| Yat Chi Cheung Kuen | Vertical Sun Thrusting Fist | 逸智昌 | 逸智祥 | |
| Yee Gee Kim Yeung Ma | Yee Ji Kim Yeung Ma; Yee Chee Kim Yeung Ma; Yee Jee Kim Yeung Ma | Character Two Frontal Adduction Stance, Character Two Goat Clamping Stance | 二字钳羊马 | 二字拑羊馬 |
| Yim Wing Chun | 严咏春 | 嚴詠春 | ||
| Yin Yang | Yin Yang | 陰陽 | ||
| Yip Man | Ip Man | 叶问 | 葉問 | |
| Yui Ma | Yiu Ma | Waist Turning Stance/Hip Power | 麻衣 | 腰馬合一 |
| Muk Fung Kuen | Phoenix Eye Fist | 慕克权 | 慕克權 | |
| Gang Kuen | Ginger Fist | 刚 | 剛 | |
| Noi Moon Chow Kuen | Outside Gate Whipping Fist | 周文权 | 周文權 | |
| Dai Chow Kuen | Low Whipping Fist | 戴周权 | 戴周權 | |
| Noi Chow Gang Kuen | Outside Whipping Ginger Fist | |||
| Gou Kuen | Hooking Fist | 苟权 | 苟權 | |
| Cheung Kuen | Center Fist |
