wushu

See also: wūshù and wǔshù

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 武術／武术 (wǔshù, “martial techniques”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwuːˈʃuː/

Noun

wushu (uncountable)

1. Any Chinese martial art.
2. A modern exhibition and full-contact sport based on traditional Chinese martial arts, created in the People's Republic of China. Also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu.
   • 1985, Black Belt, volume 23, number 4, page 78:

     The techniques of contemporary wushu are indeed those which at one time were used for self-defense, but the basis and development of wushu are different from kung fu.

Translations

martial art

• Arabic: اَلْوُوشُو m (al-wūšū)
• Armenian: ուշու (hy) (ušu)
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 武術 / 武术 (zh-min-nan) (bú-su̍t)

  Mandarin: 武術 / 武术 (zh) (wǔshù)

• Finnish: wushu
• French: wushu (fr) m
• German: Wushu n
• Indonesian: wushu
• Japanese: 武術 (ja) (ぶじゅつ, bujutsu)
• Khmer: វូស៊ូ (vuusuu)
• Korean: 무술(武術) (ko) (musul), 우슈 (ushu) (Chinese Martial Art specifically)
• Malay: wusyu
• Persian: ووشو (fa) (vošo)
• Polish: wushu n
• Portuguese: wushu m
• Russian: ушу́ (ru) f or n (ušú)
• Spanish: wushu m
• Swedish: wushu
• Thai: วูซู
• Vietnamese: võ thuật (vi) (武術), vũ thuật (vi) (武術), ủ su (vi)

Finnish

Etymology

< Mandarin 武術／武术 (wǔshù, “martial techniques”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwu(ː)ʃu(ː)/, [ˈwu(ː)ʃu(ː)]
• Rhymes: -uʃu

Noun

wushu

1. wushu (martial art)

Declension

Inflection of wushu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		wushu	—
genitive		wushun	—
partitive		wushua	—
illative		wushuun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		wushu	—
accusative	nom.	wushu	—
	gen.	wushun
genitive		wushun	—
partitive		wushua	—
inessive		wushussa	—
elative		wushusta	—
illative		wushuun	—
adessive		wushulla	—
ablative		wushulta	—
allative		wushulle	—
essive		wushuna	—
translative		wushuksi	—
abessive		wushutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of wushu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative wushuni — accusative nom. wushuni — gen. wushuni genitive wushuni — partitive wushuani — inessive wushussani — elative wushustani — illative wushuuni — adessive wushullani — ablative wushultani — allative wushulleni — essive wushunani — translative wushukseni — abessive wushuttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative wushusi — accusative nom. wushusi — gen. wushusi genitive wushusi — partitive wushuasi — inessive wushussasi — elative wushustasi — illative wushuusi — adessive wushullasi — ablative wushultasi — allative wushullesi — essive wushunasi — translative wushuksesi — abessive wushuttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative wushumme — accusative nom. wushumme — gen. wushumme genitive wushumme — partitive wushuamme — inessive wushussamme — elative wushustamme — illative wushuumme — adessive wushullamme — ablative wushultamme — allative wushullemme — essive wushunamme — translative wushuksemme — abessive wushuttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative wushunne — accusative nom. wushunne — gen. wushunne genitive wushunne — partitive wushuanne — inessive wushussanne — elative wushustanne — illative wushuunne — adessive wushullanne — ablative wushultanne — allative wushullenne — essive wushunanne — translative wushuksenne — abessive wushuttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative wushunsa — accusative nom. wushunsa — gen. wushunsa genitive wushunsa — partitive wushuaan wushuansa — inessive wushussaan wushussansa — elative wushustaan wushustansa — illative wushuunsa — adessive wushullaan wushullansa — ablative wushultaan wushultansa — allative wushulleen wushullensa — essive wushunaan wushunansa — translative wushukseen wushuksensa — abessive wushuttaan wushuttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Mandarin 武術／武术 (wǔshù, “martial techniques”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈwuʃu/ [ˈwu.ʃu]
    • Rhymes: -uʃu
  • IPA^(key): /ˈwusu/ [ˈwu.su]
    • Rhymes: -usu
• Syllabification: wu‧shu

Noun

wushu (plural wushu-wushu)

1. (sports) wushu

Further reading

• “wushu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Alternative forms

• wu shu

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wushu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvu ˈʂu/

• Audio:

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• Syllabification: wu‧shu

Noun

wushu n (indeclinable)

1. wushu (Chinese martial art)

   Synonym: kung-fu

Further reading

• wushu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wushu in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Noun

wushu m (uncountable)

1. wushu (a Chinese martial art)