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耍功夫

saa2 gung1 fu1

shua3 gong1 fu1

play kung fu [Syn.] 打功夫

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

耍功夫

This word was added by Steph_fr on 3rd Jul 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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耍 saa2 shua3 - to frolic; to play; to sport
功 gung1 gong1 - achievement; merit;
夫 fu1 fu4 fu1 fu2 - husband; master; man

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