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wuu-suuMeaning
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wushu; Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts, especially the modern competitive sport featuring choreographed routines, with or without weapons, and sparring.
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)วูซูwuu-suuวูซูwuu-suuwushu; Chinese martial artsทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesหัดhàtหัดhàt1[to] practice; train; learn (by doing)2measles (rubeola)3[to] train [sb]; teach [sb] to do [sth]รำramรำram1[to] dance (traditional)2rice branกระบองgrà-bɔɔngกระบองgrà-bɔɔng1club; cudgel2baton; nightstick3staff; quarterstaff
My younger brother practices wushu every evening, and he is now learning staff routines.
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ในnaiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnวูซูwuu-suuวันนี้wan-níiเธอtəəรำramดาบdàapได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngจนjonคนดูkon-duuปรบมือbpròp-mʉʉให้hâi
At today's wushu competition, she performed her sword routine so skillfully that the audience applauded.
แม้mɛ́ɛท่ารำtâa-ramในnaiวูซูwuu-suuจะjàดูคล้ายduu-kláaiการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้ฝึกpûu-fʉ̀kต้องdtɔ̂ngควบคุมkûuap-kumทั้งtángแรงrɛɛngความเร็วkwaam-reoและlɛ́จังหวะjang-wàอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
Although wushu routines may look like performances, practitioners must precisely control their power, speed, and timing.
การแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnวูซูwuu-suuไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ประเภทbprà-pêetท่ารำtâa-ramมือเปล่าmʉʉ-bplàaoและlɛ́ท่ารำtâa-ramอาวุธaa-wútเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangมีmiiประเภทbprà-pêetต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuที่tîiนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaต้องdtɔ̂ngปะทะbpà-táกันganจริงด้วยjing-dûuai
Wushu competitions feature not only bare-handed or weapon routines but also combat events in which athletes actually fight one another.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wuu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |