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空手道

hung1 sau2 dou6

kong1 shou3 dao4

karate

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 392,000

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

空手道

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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空 hung1 kong1 kong4 kong3 - empty
手 sau2 shou3 - hand
道 dou6 dao4 - path, road, the way; method

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Decimal representation of this word: 空手道

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