khinh công

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輕功, Chinese 輕功／轻功 (qīnggōng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xïŋ˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xɨn˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xɨn˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

khinh công

1. (martial arts, chiefly wuxia fiction) qinggong, especially the "air-running" type of qinggong