kung fu

noun
🔊/ˌkʌŋ ˈfuː/
🔊/ˌkʌŋ ˈfuː/
[uncountable] (from Chinese)
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  1. a Chinese system of fighting without weapons, similar to karate功夫(中国武术)Topics Sports: other sportsc2
    Word Originfrom Chinese gongfu, from gong ‘merit’ + fu ‘master’.