See also: wūshù and wǔshù

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈwuʃu]
  • Hyphenation: wu‧shu

Noun

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wushu (first-person possessive wushuku, second-person possessive wushumu, third-person possessive wushunya)

  1. (sports) wushu.

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English wushu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvu ˈʂu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: wu‧shu

Noun

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wushu n (indeclinable)

  1. wushu (Chinese martial art)
    Synonym: kung-fu

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Noun

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wushu m (uncountable)

  1. wushu (a Chinese martial art)