không thủ đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 空手道.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰu˧˩ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Noun

không thủ đạo

1. (somewhat uncommon, martial arts) karate

Usage notes

• In Vietnam, most martial arts originated from Korea and Japan are more commonly referred to by their Korean and Japanese names instead of their Sino-Vietnamese names.