Hyphenation
Kung fuTurkish pronunciation
kʌng fuPronunciation
/ˈkəɴɢ ˈfo͞o/ /ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/
Etymology
[ 'ku[ng], 'kü[ng]; in ] ] (noun.) 1926. Based on the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese Mandarin 功夫 (“skill, or accomplishment”) (Wade-Giles: kung1-fu, Pinyin: gōngfu, IPA: /kʊŋ˥˥fu/).