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White Crane en · PROPN

Etymology

From white + crane. Calque of Chinese 白鶴派 /白鹤派 (“white crane style”) * (Tibetan White Crane): From Cantonese 白鶴派 /白鹤派 (“white crane style”), from 西藏白鶴拳 /西藏白鹤拳 (“Tibetan white crane boxing”) * (Fujian White Crane): From Hokkien 白鶴派 /白鹤派 (“white crane style”)

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A style of Chinese martial arts ▸ Ellipsis of Tibetan White Crane, a style of kung fu popularized across the world from its popularity in Cantonese media, adopted in Southern China as a native style, after being introduced from Western China.
   alt of Tibetan White Crane
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A style of Chinese martial arts ▸ Ellipsis of Fujian White Crane.
   alt of Fujian White Crane

Hypernyms

martial arts · kung fu

Synonyms

White Crane style · white crane style · White Crane Style · whitecrane · white-crane · white crane · Whitecrane · White-Crane · White-crane