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少林功夫

少林功夫

Chinese

		Shaolin	time; synonym for
simp. and trad. (少林功夫)		少林	功夫

Noun

少林功夫

Shaolin kung fu

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Shàolín gōngfū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄈㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ lam⁴ gung¹ fu¹
Min Nan (POJ): Siàu-lîm kang-hu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Shàolín gōngfū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄈㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shawlin gongfu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ lam⁴ gung¹ fu¹
  - Yale: siu làhm gūng fū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ lam⁴ gung¹ fu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ lɐm²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siàu-lîm kang-hu
  - Tâi-lô: Siàu-lîm kang-hu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaoliim kanghw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ lim²⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lim²⁴ kaŋ³³ hu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ lim¹³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ lim²⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ lim²³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁴⁴/