拳 (kyun4) — various forms of boxing; sparring reats in Cantonese
kyunˎ₄拳
Mandarin Pinyin: quan2
Meaning of 拳
nounvarious forms of boxing; sparring reats
nounfist
nounstrength
noun(noun) The style of Chinese kung fu with fist e.g. Tai Chi Chuan
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Example Sentences with 拳
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意kyunˎ₄拳daaˊ²打goek˗₃腳tatˉ¹踢。
He really likes to punch and kick.
sai˗₃細louˊ²路zaiˊ²仔sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日kyunˎ₄拳daaˊ²打goek˗₃腳tatˉ¹踢。
Little kids are always roughhousing.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度kyunˎ₄拳daaˊ²打goek˗₃腳tatˉ¹踢。
Don't roughhouse here.
daaˊ²打gaauˉ¹交zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係kyunˎ₄拳daaˊ²打goek˗₃腳tatˉ¹踢。
Fighting means punching and kicking.
keoiˏ₅佢hokˍ₆學ganˊ²緊kyunˎ₄拳daaˊ²打goek˗₃腳tatˉ¹踢。
He's learning martial arts.
Words Containing 拳
大展拳腳daai6 zin2 kyun4 goek3
display one's skills; show off one's abilities; give play to one's skills and talents
西洋拳sai1 joeng4 kyun4
western boxing
鬥拳dau3 kyun4
boxing
摩拳擦掌mo1 kyun4 caat3 zoeng2
be eager for a fight; be eager to have a go at sth.
套拳tou3 kyun4
routine, form, kata (in martial arts) [Syn.] 套路
拳手kyun4 sau2
boxer (one who fights in a ring)
截拳道zit6 kyun4 dou6
jeet kune do (lit. way of the intercepting fist), a martial arts system developed by martial artist and actor Bruce Lee 李小龍. JKD was heavily influenced by Wing Chun/Ving Tsun 詠春拳 , western boxing 西洋拳 and fencing 劍術
拳擊kyun4 gik1
boxing
拳頭kyun4 tau4
fist
狗拳gau2 kyun4
Gou Quan (lit., "Dog Fist") form of martial art
拳術kyun4 seot6
boxing
豹拳paau3 kyun4
Bao Quan (lit., "Leopard Fist") form of martial art
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