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周家螳螂拳

zau1 gaa1 tong4 long4 kyun4

zhou1 jia1 tang2 lang2 quan2

Chow Gar Praying Mantis , a traditional Hakka Kung Fu style.
also 周家螳螂功夫 , 周家螳螂派

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

周家螳螂拳

This word was added by Steph_fr on 11th Jun 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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周 zau1 zhou1 - circle; perimeter
家 gaa1 gu1 jia1 gu1 - home; family
螳 tong4 tang2 - [n] mantis
螂 long4 liang2 lang2 - same as $
拳 kyun4 quan2 juan1 quan1 quan3 - fist; various forms of boxing

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