# Jun Fan Gung Fu Terminology

## Counting

| Number | Cantonese | | Number | Cantonese |
|--------|-----------|---|--------|-----------|
| One | Yut | | Eleven | Sup Yut |
| Two | Yee | | Twelve | Sup Yee |
| Three | Sahm | | Thirteen | Sup Sahm |
| Four | Say | | Twenty | Yee Sup |
| Five | Mm | | Thirty | Sahm Sup |
| Six | Luk | | Ninety-Nine | Gow Sup Gow |
| Seven | Chut | | One Hundred | Yut Bak |
| Eight | Bak | | One Thousand | Yut Ching |
| Nine | Gow | | Ten Thousand | Yut Man |
| Ten | Sup | | | |

## Basic Terms

| Cantonese | English |
|-----------|---------|
| Sao | Hand |
| Jern | Palm |
| Kuen | Fist |
| Kiu | Forearm (bridge) |
| Sut | Knee |
| Jarn | Elbow |
| Da | Hit |
| Tat | Kick |
| Oi Moon | Outside gate |
| Loi Moon | Inside gate |
| Sifu | Instructor of School |
| Si mo | Sifu's wife, Kung Fu mother |
| Si hing | Older kung fu brother |
| Si dei | Younger kung fu brother |
| Si je | Older kung fu sister |
| Si mui | Younger kung fu sister |
| Si gung | Sifu's Instructor |
| Si bak | Elder kung fu brother of Sifu |

## Stances

| Cantonese | English |
|-----------|---------|
| Ma Bo | Stance |
| Jong Tao | Fighting Stance (Facing head-on) |
| Yee Jee Keem Yeung Ma | Facing horse stance (Character two adduction stance) |
| Gee Ng Ma | Front stance |
| Yow Ju Sun Ma | Right sideways slanting stance |
| Jor Ju Sun Ma | Left sideways slanting stance |

## Practices

| Cantonese | English |
|-----------|---------|
| Duk Gerk | Single Leg |
| Chi Gerk | Sticky Leg |
| Chi Sao | Sticky Hands |
| Dan Chi Sao | Single Sticky Hand |
| Sern Chi Sao | Double Sticky Hands |
| Poon Sao | Rolling hands |
| Jow Sao | Running hands |

## General Terminology

| Cantonese | English |
|-----------|---------|
| Chung si | Grandmaster of a style |
| Dai gee / Moon yan | Student(s) / Disciple(s) |
| Di si hing | Oldest brother |
| Gar | Family, style |
| Kuen | Fist, fist fighting |
| Kuen fa | Fist fighting method |
| Kuen su | Art of fist fighting |
| Kuen to | Boxing form |
| Kung | Power or strength of a martial arts practitioner |
| Kung fu | Colloquial term of martial art work, knowledge or technique |
| Mo | Military |
| Moon to | Disciple(s) |
| Moon yan (Dai gee) | Formal term of martial artist |
| Mo su | Martial art |
| Pai | Style, system, school |
| Si juk | Nephew (student of Si-dei) |
| Si mo | Wife of Sifu, Kung fu mother |
| Si bak | Elder Kung fu brother of Sifu |
| Si bak gung | Elder Kung fu brother of Si gong |
| Si jo | Founder of a style |
| Si tai gung | Great grandfather |
| Siu lam gee | Siu Lam Monastery |
| Toe die | Student, disciple |
| Toe suen | Grandson (student of toe die) |
| Tung moon | Follower of the same style |
| Yut hing | Number one brother |

## Terms of Motion

| Cantonese | English |
|-----------|---------|
| Bart chum do | Eight-cutting broadswords techniques |
| Bo | Stance |
| Biu gee | Thrusting fingers form |
| Biu gee sao | Thrusting fingers |
| Bong sao | Tying up hand |
| Chaeng Jern | Spade (Scraping) palm strike |
| Chair hung choi | Battle punches |
| Chew yin | Face to face |
| Chi sao | Sticky hands |
| Chi gerk | Sticky leg |
| Chi kwun | Pole clinging exercise |
| Chi sheung sao | Double arm clinging |
| Chin gum sao | Front pinning hand |
| Chock sao | One hand at a time technique training |
| Chong | Pre-fighting posture |
| Chuen kiu | Piercing arm |
| Chuen sao | Threading through hand |
| Chum kiu | Arm seeking form |
| Chung lo | Mid-level |
| Chung sim | Median line |
| Chung sum sin | Center line |
| Chut sing ma | Seven star step |
| Cue | Forearm (bridge) |
| Cup jarn | Downward vertical elbow |
| Da | Hit |
| Dan chi sao | Single sticky hand |
| Da gow | Street fighting |
| Deem jern | Vertical palm |
| Ding jarn | Butting elbow |
| Dio jern | Even palm |
| Dui kok ma | Diagonal stance |
| Duk gerk | Single leg |
| Fut sao | Whisking arm |
| Fook sao | Bridge on arm; sensing hand |
| Ga sao | Lying palm |
| Gee ng ma | Front stance |
| Gon sao | Slicing hand |
| Gor sao | Passing the bridge |
| Gum sao | Pinning hand |
| Har lo | Low level |
| Hau gum sao | Rear pinning hand |
| Hau sahm hup jern | Rear three way palm |
| Hau jarn | Rear elbow |
| Hoi bo | Open stance |
| Huen bo | Circling step |
| Huen got sao | Circling cut hand |
| Huen sao | Circling hand |
| Jarn | Elbow |
| Jean choy kuen | Arrow punch |
| Jek | Straight thrust |
| Jern | Palm |
| Jing jern | Root palm |
| Jing ma | Front stance |
| Jong tau | Facing head on |
| Jop sao | Close gate hand |
| Jor | Left side |
| Jow sao | Running hands |
| Ju jern | Sideways palm |
| Ju gum sao | Sideways pinning hand |
| Ju sun kuen | Sideline punch |
| Ju sun ma | Sideways facing stance |
| Jum sao | Sinking block |
| Jun bay | Ready (prior to opening) |
| Jut sao | Snap energy hand |
| Kan sao | Splitting block (complex motion) |
| Kau sao | Circling hand (redirection) |
| Kau bo | Plucking step |
| Kuen | Fist |
| Kuen to | Boxing form |
| Kuo sao | Fighting practice |
| Kwai jarn | Downward elbow strike |
| Kwan sao | Rotating arms (simultaneous tan and bong sao) |
| Kwan ma | Pole stance |
| Lan sao | Bar hand |
| Lap sao | Deflecting arm (complex movement) |
| Larp sao | Roll around hand |
| Lau sao | Scooping arm |
| Lew goh bo | Mynah bird step |
| Lin wan choy | Chain punches |
| Loi moon | Inside gate |
| Lok sao | Rolling arms exercise |
| Lop jing | Attention stance |
| Lop sao | Jerking down hand |
| Lut sao | Freeing hand |
| Luk dim boon kwan | Six and a half point pole techniques |
| Ma bo | Horse stance |
| Mang geng sao | Neck pulling hard |
| Man sao | Inquisitive hand |
| Moot sao | Whipping down hand |
| Muk yan chong | Wooden dummy |
| Muk yan chong fa | Wooden dummy form |
| Noi moon | Indoor area |
| Nuk sao | Free fighting |
| Oi moon | Outside gate |
| Pak sao | Slap block |
| Pao jong sao | Capture center hand |
| Pie jarn | Sideways elbow |
| Po pai jern | Double palms (butterfly palms) |
| Poon sao | Rolling hands |
| Que sao | Bridge arm |
| Sahm kok bo | Triangular steps |
| Sahm sing chong | Three star dummy / Tripodal dummy |
| Sahm pai fut | Praying thrice to the Buddha |
| Sai | Relaxed alert energy. A look of sharpness in motion |
| Sao | Hand |
| Sau bo | Close stance |
| Saun sao | Prearranged drills |
| Saut sao | Throat cutting hand (killing hand) |
| Saut geng sao | Tightening around neck hand |
| Sahm hup jern | Three way palm (palm, elbow, shoulder) |
| Say yim | Central line |
| Sei ping ma | Quadrilateral level stance |
| Sei ping di ma | Quadrilateral horse stance |
| Sern chi sao | Double sticky hands |
| Sern kuen | Double punches (complex movements) |
| She sao | Snake hand |
| Sheung lo | Upper level |
| Siu nim tau | Little idea form |
| Sut | Knee |
| Tan sao | Showing hand (palm up) |
| Tarn sao | Bounce off energy hand |
| Tat | Kick |
| Taw sao | Sticky drawing hand |
| Tie sao | Lifting elbow hand |
| Ting sao | Thrusting forward hand |
| Tok sao | Elbow lifting hand |
| Tsiu yim jern | Wind gate palm (kidney level) |
| Tui sao | Horizontal snapping hand |
| T'uo sao | Downward sweep and chop escaping hand |
| Wan lan sao | Fence up hand |
| Wang jern | Sideward palm |
| Wu sao | Protecting hand |
| Wu yum jern | Protect woman's part palm |
| Wu yerng jern | Protect man's part palm |
| Yan cheung | Stamping palm |
| Yut jee kuen | Sun character punch |
| Yut chi chung kuen | Sun character thrusting punch |
| Yee jee keem yeung ma | Character two adduction stance |
| Yow | Right side |