wushu

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) Min Nan: 武術 (zh-min-nan) (bú-su̍t) 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) 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), ủ su (vi)

---

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. (sports) wushu.

Further reading

• “wushu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

---

Portuguese

Noun

wushu m (uncountable)

1. wushu (a Chinese martial art)