không thủ đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 空手道.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰu˧˩ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Noun

không thủ đạo

(somewhat uncommon, martial arts) karate

Usage notes

In Vietnam, most martial arts originated from Korea and Japan are more commonly referred to by their Korean and Japanese names instead of their Sino-Vietnamese names.

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