Glossary of Wing Chun terms

These are terms used in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. Wing Chun terms are originally colloquial Cantonese (or even slang spoken in Foshan). The meaning might therefore be difficult to trace.

Some of those terms are used in Jeet Kune Do, sometimes with a different meaning.

Forms

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
Siu Nim Tau	小念头	小念頭	siu² nim⁶ tau⁴	xiǎo niàn tou	little idea
Chum Kiu	寻桥	尋橋	cham⁴ kiu⁴	xún qiáo	seeking the bridge
Biu Jee	镖指	鏢指	biu¹ ji²	biāo zhǐ	darting fingers
Muk Yan Jong	木人桩	木人樁	muk⁶ yan⁴ jong¹	mù rén zhuāng	wooden dummy
Luk Dim Bun Gwan	六点半棍	六點半棍	luk⁶ dim² bun³ gwan³	liù diǎn bàn gùn	six and a half point pole
Baat Jaam Dou	八斩刀	八斬刀	baat³ jaam² dou¹	bā zhǎn dāo	eight slashing knives

Family Lineage Titles or Terms

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
Sidai	师弟	師弟	si¹ dai⁶	shī dì	junior male classmate
Simui	师妹	師妹	si¹ mui⁶	shī mèi	junior female classmate
Sihing	师兄	師兄	si¹ hing¹	shī xiōng	senior male classmate
Sije	师姐	師姐	si¹ je²	shī jiě	senior female classmate
Sifu	师父	師父	si¹ fu²	shī fù	master
Sisuk	师叔	師叔	si¹ suk¹	shī shū	master's junior male or female classmate
Sibak	师伯	師伯	si¹ baak³	shī bó	master's senior male or female classmate
Sigung	师公	師公	si¹ gung¹	shī gōng	master's master
Sitaigung	师太公	師太公	si¹ taai³ gung¹	shī tài gōng	master's master's master
Sijo	师祖	師祖	si¹ jou²	shī zǔ	master's master's master's master

Limb names

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
sao	手	(as simp.)	sau²	shǒu	hand
kuen	拳	(as simp.)	kyun⁴	quán	fist
gerk	脚	腳	geuk³	jiǎo	foot; leg

18 hand technique names

Limb position names

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
bong sao	膀手	(as simp.)	bong² sau²	bǎng shǒu	wing arm
fook sao	伏手	(as simp.)	fuk⁶ sau²	fú shǒu	prostrating hand
man sao	问手	問手	man⁶ sau²	wèn shǒu	asking hand
wu sao	护手	護手	wu⁶ sau²	hù shǒu	protecting hand
tan sao	摊手	攤手	taan¹ sau²	tān shǒu	dispersing hand
kau sao	扣手	扣手	kau³ sau²	kòu shǒu	detaining hand

Limb movement names

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
jam sao	枕手	(as simp.)	jam² sau²	chén shǒu	sinking hand
gang sao	耕手	(as simp.)	gaang¹ sau²	gēng shǒu	cultivating arm
jut sao	窒手	(as simp.)	jat⁶ sau²	zhì shǒu	choking hand
huen sao	圈手	(as simp.)	hyun¹ sau²	quán shǒu	circling hand
lap sao	拉手	(as simp.)	laai¹ sau²	lā shǒu	pulling hand
pak sao	拍手	(as simp.)	paak³ sau²	pāi shǒu	slapping hand
tok sao	托手	(as simp.)	tok³ sau²	tuō shǒu	lifting hand
laan sao	拦手	攔手	laan⁴ sau²	lán shǒu	barring arm
tai sao	提手	(as simp.)	tai⁴ sau²	tí shǒu	uplifting hand
jip sao	接手	(as simp.)	jip³ sau²	jiē shǒu	receiving hand
gam sao	揿手	撳手	gam⁶ sau²	qìn shǒu	pressing hand
biu sao	镖手	鏢手	biu¹ sau²	biāo shǒu	darting hand

Drills

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Mandarin (Pinyin transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
Daan Chi Sau	单黐手	單黐手	daan¹ chi¹ sau²	dān chī shǒu	single sticky hands
Luk Sau	碌手	(as simp.)	luk¹ sau²	lù shǒu	rolling arms
Seung Chi Sau	双黐手	雙黐手	seung¹ chi¹ sau²	shuāng chī shǒu	double sticky hands
Chi Geuk	黐脚	黐腳	chi¹ geuk³	chī jiǎo	sticky feet

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