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功夫

gung1 fu1included in 6 dictionaries
gung1`53 fu1`53included in 1 dictionaries
geang1 fu1included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
gung1 fu1
01

武術;打鬥嘅技巧 (martial art; kung fu)

名詞

Examples

李小龍啲功夫好勁。

lei5 siu2 lung4 di1 gung1 fu1 hou2 ging6

Bruce Lee is a kung fu master.

02

技巧 (skill; technique)

Examples

佢按摩啲功夫幾得㗎。

keoi5 on3 mo1 di1 gung1 fu1 gei2 dak1 gaa3

He has some amazing massaging moves.

03

#心血#心思#精力#時間 (painstaking effort, attention, energy, time)

Examples

呢道傳統菜式好花功夫,出便唔係咁易食得到。

ni1 dou6 cyun4 tung2 coi3 sik1 hou2 faa1 gung1 fu1, ceot1 bin6 m4 hai6 gam3 ji6 sik6 dak1 dou2

This traditional dish requires a lot of painstaking effort and time to make. It's not something you can easily go out and find in restaurants.

04

#時間 (time)

Examples

一盞茶嘅功夫

jat1 zaam2 caa4 ge3 gung1 fu1

the time to drink a cup of tea (around 10-15 minutes)

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
gung1 fu1Original phonetic: /kʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/
01

time (to do something)

Examples

我沒有功夫。

I have no time. (I am busy)

一會兒功夫他就爬上了一個大樹。

He climbed up a tall tree in no time

02

efforts (devoted to a task)

Examples

要花很大的功夫才行。

It won't work unless one expends great effort.

03

accomplishments, achievement

04

skill; art; workmanship (especially in martial arts)

Examples

那個演員念臺詞的功夫不錯。

That actor's skill at reading his lines is not too shabby.

05

kung fu (Chinese martial art)

Examples

耍功夫

to perform kung fu

這是中國少林功夫首次在雅典登臺亮相。

This was the first time that Chinese Shaolin kung fu was put on display in Athens, Greece.

粵語辭源: 88_2CantonWord
Jyutping:
gung1 fu1

武藝,武術。(白宛如:1998:416)

References:
  • 衛包、蔡璘~亦到,出於人意,乃近天造。(唐·竇臮《述書賦》卷下葉六,清文淵閣四庫全書本)
現代粵語詞典: 5808CantonWord
Jyutping:
gung1 fu1

拳术;武术

Examples

武两下~ 。

秀两下武术

廣州話詞典(第2版): 3410CantonWord
Jyutping:
gung1 fu1

拳术; 武术

Examples

会~

打~。

练拳术

開平方言: 3506Hoi PingWord
Jyutping:
gung1 fu1Original phonetic: kuŋ33 fu33

武术