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kung fu

[kuhng foo, koong] / ˈkʌŋ ˈfu, ˈkʊŋ /




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Unitree’s robots are already familiar to hundreds of millions of Chinese owing to their appearances on nationally televised Lunar New Year programs in which they have danced and performed kung fu.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The kitchen scenes are a combo platter of boot camp, frat house hazing ritual and kung fu movie.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

My friends and I would rush home to find out if a sumo wrestler could beat a judo or kung fu master.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

Could a kung fu master beat a kickboxer?

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

Mom slipped off her suit jacket and twisted it with a kung fu grip.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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