wushu

See also: wūshù and wǔshù

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwuːˈʃuː/

Noun

wushu (uncountable)

Any Chinese martial art.
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 (zh), 武术 (zh) (wǔshù)

Min Nan: 武術 (zh-min-nan) (bú-su̍t)
French: wushu (fr) m
German: Wushu n
Japanese: 武術 (ja) (ぶじゅつ, bujutsu)
Khmer: please add this translation if you can

Korean: 무술 (ko) (musul) (武術 (ko))
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)

Portuguese

Noun

wushu m (uncountable)

wushu (a Chinese martial art)

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