Kung Fu in Mandarin Calligraphy
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- citizen_h
I'm looking for the words/term Kung-Fu in traditional Mandarin Calligraphy. I can find loads of other words in traditional Mandarin Calligraphy but not Kung-fu.
Anyone got any links or images?
Much appreciated cheers
- TheBlueOne0
I thought it's referred to as wushu in chinese..kung fu was just some crazy americanized word that doesn't really work in china?
- So I'm wrong?TheBlueOne
- i didn't want to be the one to tell you...jevad
- jevad0
中国功夫
or
中國功夫
- jevad0
Just the last 2 characters of those actually:
功夫
The First two mean 'Chinese' - so literal of the example I gave is 'Chinese Kung Fu'
- citizen_h0
i go this:
功夫 aswell but have you seen it in calligraphy like the image below
btw means - shanghai
- YAYPaul0
Confirmed from a mandarin speaker here.
However he says it's gong fu, not kung fu.
- TheBlueOne0
jevad, from the site you linked:
"Based on the Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese word 功夫 (Wade-Giles: kung1-fu, Pinyin: gōngfu, IPA: /kʊŋ˥˥fu/), skill or accomplishment"
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ku…
So it doens't exist as "Kung Fu" in chinese per se, no?
- jevad0
Can't help you there. have someone in Chinatown do it for you.
- jevad0
"gōngfu"
; )
- jevad0
I don't believe he was asking for a lesson in semantics...
- I know. I was belaboring the point just to be curmudgeonly...TheBlueOne
- citizen_h0
Yeah I know the english translation is kung-fu (actually gong-fu)
- YAYPaul0
I'm being told there are fonts that are quite close to the script image you posted. Let me see if i can find out the name.
- Llyod0
man who goes through airport turnstile is surely going to bangcock
- TheBlueOne0
These guys could use some kung fu...
- anzelina0
Once a friend made me a t-shirt with Chinese characters on it. I didn't know what it said. So then I was wearing it when I was in Chinatown and I went into a Kung Fu shop. I asked the lady what my shirt said, and she replied, Kung Fu!
At least I was in the right place.
- YAYPaul0
Email sent.
- ian000
here's Shao-lin if that helps
- ian000
I know that Wu Shu and Kung Fu have different characters. If I get a sec I'll scan in my manual
- YAYPaul0
Ok having an issue with my email, not sure if you got that mail.
Here's a link instead http://xtemp.aplaceforstuff.com/…