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kung fu

[kuhng foo, koong] / ˈkʌŋ ˈfu, ˈkʊŋ /




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He joined Han's martial arts school as a teenager, drawn by his love of kung fu films.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Could a kung fu master beat a kickboxer?

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

Any kid who grew up in a major city in the ‘70s and ‘80s probably remembers their version of the kind of rundown joints that played kung fu movies nonstop.

From Salon May 31, 2026

He spent more than a week in Zhengzhou, China, studying kung fu and meditating with Shaolin monks.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

“I mean, you don’t have to make it sound like a bad kung fu movie, but yeah, something like that. We been looking for her, but there’s no clues, no sign, nothin’...”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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