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少林拳

少林拳

Chinese

		Shaolin	fist
simp. and trad. (少林拳)		少林	拳

Noun

少林拳

Shaolin (a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin monastery)

See also

少林功夫 (Shàolín gōngfū)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Shàolínquán

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ lam⁴ kyun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): Siàu-lîm-kûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Shàolínquán
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shawlinchyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu³ lam⁴ kyun⁴
  - Yale: siu làhm kyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ lam⁴ kyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ lɐm²¹ kʰyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siàu-lîm-kûn
  - Tâi-lô: Siàu-lîm-kûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaolimkuun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ lim²⁴⁻²² kun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lim²⁴⁻²² kun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ lim¹³⁻²² kun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ lim²³⁻³³ kun²³/