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功夫

gung1 fu1

gong1 fu1

[1] skill; art; labour; effort [2] kung fu - a Chinese martial art. Sometimes known as 'gong fu' or 'gung fu'

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,200,000

功夫

功 gung1 gong1 - achievement; merit;
夫 fu1 fu4 fu1 fu2 - husband; master; man

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呢啲手板眼見功夫你好快就會學識粵 edit
It will not take long before you learn how to do such simple jobs.

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 8th Oct 2007

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