Jun 3, 2008 14:31
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
宗枝
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梁旭辉──佛山精武会副会长
现在在海内外传播人数最多的咏春拳宗枝
都是首推叶问师傅这一支咏春拳的宗枝
现在在海内外传播人数最多的咏春拳宗枝
都是首推叶问师傅这一支咏春拳的宗枝
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Ancestral branch, |
jyuan_us
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| 4 | branch |
Michael Lickorish
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| 3 | lineage branch |
karcsy
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Ancestral branch,
Ancestral branch,
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lineage branch
JSTOR: Cousin Marriage in Rural China: More and Less than ...The Li Tang branch of the Zhang lineage is itself perceived as consisting of four ..... Three women were given to the Wu lineage branch, involving two ...
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branch
In reference to martial arts 宗枝 can be translated a number of ways.
Simply "branch" is most common.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branches_of_Wing_Chun
School can also be used (school as in "school of thought").
Chapter is a subdivision of a brotherhood/fraternity.
Style is also used when describing branches of a martial art, although then the focus is on technique.
Simply "branch" is most common.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branches_of_Wing_Chun
School can also be used (school as in "school of thought").
Chapter is a subdivision of a brotherhood/fraternity.
Style is also used when describing branches of a martial art, although then the focus is on technique.
Example sentence:
The oral history of the Yip Man branch of Wing Chun dates its creation to the reign of the Emperor Kangxi (1662–1722).
Reference:
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