kung fu
noun/ˌkʌŋ ˈfuː/
/ˌkʌŋ ˈfuː/
[uncountable] (from Chinese)- a Chinese system of fighting without weapons, similar to karateTopics Sports: other sportsc2Word Originfrom Chinese gongfu, from gong ‘merit’ + fu ‘master’.
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