wushun.
/ˈwuːˈʃuː/ The Chinese martial arts.
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1973 P. J. Seybold Revolutionary Educ. in China xxii. 252 In the gymnasium,..others, wielding swords and spears, were practicing the traditional Chinese wushu.
1975 Times 27 June 5/5 Some energetic youngsters are practising wushu (military art).
1977 O. Schell China (1978) iii. 241 He has just come from wu shu practice (martial arts).
1978 Chow & Spangler Kung Fu p. xii Today Wu Shu remains the official term for martial arts in the People's Republic of China, although the emphasis is on its use as a national sport ‘to serve the people’ in the promotion of health.
1979 Telegraph (Brisbane) 31 May 2/3 A few lessons in Wushu.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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