詠春

简 咏春 · 繁 詠春
Mandarin · pinyin yǒng chūn

Meanings

  1. Wing Chun
  2. same as 詠春拳 yǒng chūn quán
  3. Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)
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春
chūn · spring; wanton
咏
yǒng · sing song or poem, hum, chant
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Mandarin tones

3–1 · yong3 chun1

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wing6 ceon1

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  1. Wing Chun

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詠春 · yong3 chun1
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Exact source record詠春 咏春 [yong3 chun1] /Wing Chun/same as 詠春拳|咏春拳[yong3 chun1 quan2]/Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)/