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:

  Mandarin: 武術／武术 (zh) (wǔshù), 武术 (zh) (wǔshù)

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

• French: wushu (fr) m
• German: Wushu n
• Japanese: 武術 (ja) (ぶじゅつ, bujutsu)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
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• Korean: 무술 (ko) (musul) (武術 (ko))
• Malay: wusyu
• Persian: ووشو (fa) (vošo)
• 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)

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Portuguese

Noun

wushu m (uncountable)

1. wushu (a Chinese martial art)