Terminology

 

(Common titles used within a Wing Chun Family)

TaiSiGung         Great Grandfather (The teacher of your grand Teacher)

SiGung               Grandfather (Your teacher's teacher)

Sifu                     Gung Fu father  (Teacher)

Si Bahk              Gung Fu Uncle (Your teacher's older gung fu brother)

Si sook              Gung Fu Uncle (Your teacher's younger gung fu brother)

Tou Dai               Disciple

Gau Lin                Instructor

Jo Gau                Assistant Instructor

Tung Muhn          Classmate

Si Hing                Older Gung Fu Brother

Si Je                    Older Gung Fu Sister

Si Dai                  Younger Gung Fu Brother

Si Mui                  Younger Gung Fu Sister  

(Counting in Cantonese)                            (Direction)

Yut               1                                         Yau                    Right  

Yee              2                                        Jau                     Left        

Saam          3                                        Jung                   Center

Sei              4                                         Jic                      Straight                                                                                                                                                                       

Ng               5                                         Dai                     Low

Luhk            6                                       Seung                  Up

Chat            7                                       Hah                      Down

Baat             8                                        Hau                    Behind

Gau              9

Sup              10     

(Glossary)

Biu                                    To thrust, Harpoon, spear something

Biu Tze                             Thrusting fingers 

Bo                                     Stepping

Bok                                   upper arm and shoulder

Bong Sau                        Wing arm

Chaam                            Principle of Sinking

Chai gurk                        Down ward stomping/ to step on foot

Chair Kune                      Pulling Punch

Chi                                   Breath, life force or energy

Chi sau                           Sensing energy with the hands(stick hands)    

Chiu Ying                        Facing with structure  

Cho Ma                           Sitting on the horse

Chor bong sau               Wrong side bong sau

Da                                    To strike or hit

Daan Chi sau                 Single sticky hand

Deng Gurk                       Nailing Kick

Dai Bong sau                  Low Bong Sau

Fak Sau                           Whipping/ whisking hand

Fat sau                             Applying energy

Fon Sau                            Replacing hands

Fook Sau                          Covering/restraining hand

Gaan sau                          Dragging Hand

Gor sau                             Exchanging hands

Gum Sau                           Pinning hands

Gurk                                   Leg/kick

Gwai sau                           Ghost arm  (concept)    

Gwai Jaern                       Pressing elbow

Gwat Gurk                        Scraping down the leg (shin)

Ha Sau                              Bottom hand

Hou Sau                            Back hand

Huen Sau                          Circling hand

Jaern                                 Elbow

Jau sau                             Running hand

Jeung                                Palm

Jip sau                              Catching hand

Jom sau                            Slashing Hand

Jong                                  Post

Juen Ma                            Pivoting the horse (stance)

Kum Kwan                        Seizing/covering pole

Kum La                             Seizing contolling (Equivilent to Chin na)

Kiu                                     Bridge

Kup Jaern                         Diagonal elbow

Lan Sau                            Barring arm

Lin wan kune                    Continuous chain Punching

Lop  Sau                           Grasping hand

Luk Sau                             Rolling sticky hand with forward pressure

Luhk Dim Boon Kwan       6 and 1/2 point pole form

Lut Sau                               Free hand

Ma                                       Horse (implying stance)

Man Sau                             Asking Hand

Mun                                      Gate or door

Mui Fa Jong                        Plum flower posts

Po Pai                                 Sheild holding palm (Butterfly palms)

Pai Jaern                             Horizontal elbow

Pak sau                                Slapping hand

Quan Sau                            Rolling or splitting hands

Sau                                       Hand or Arm

Seung Chi Sau                    Double sticky hands

Seung Ma                            Forward advancing stance

Sip ma                                 Occupying Stance

Siu                                        Small

Sil Lum                                 Cantonese pronounciation of "Shaolin"

Sut                                         Knee

So Kwan                               Sweeping pole

Tan Sau                                Spreading/Laying hand

Tarn Gurk                              Bouncing/snapping leg

Toi Ma                                   Stepping back while turning

Tok Sau                                 Lifting hand

Tut Sau                                  freeing hand

Wan Jeung                            Side Palm

Wu Sau                                 Protecting hand

Yau ging                               Soft energy

Yee ge kim yeung ma         Charector two abduction stance

Yiu ma                                   Energy generated from waist/hip

Yut gi Kune                            Sun Charector fist

Yon ging                                 Elastic power