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Wing chun terms

These are terms used in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. It's worth noting that 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.

Question marks denote pronounciation/characters I'm not certain of.

usual transcription chinese yale meaning(s)
bong sao 膀手 bong6 sau2 wing arm
chi sao 黐手 chi1 sau2 sticky hands. See Chi Sao.
fook sao 伏手 fuk6 sau2 controlling arm
gaun sao 耕手 gang1 sau2 cultivating arm
gerk geuk3 leg
jut sao 窒手 jat6 sau2 choking hand
huen sao 圓手 yun4 sau2 circling hand
kuen kyun4 fist; boxing (as in "wing chun kuen")
lop sao 拉手 laap6 sau2 pulling hand
man sao 問手 man6 sau2 asking hand

pak sao 拍手 paak3 sau2 slapping hand
sao sau2 hand/arm
tan sao 攤手 taan1 sau2 dispersing hand
wu sao 護手 wu6 sau2 protecting hand