Wing Chun Master Chinese Names

Wing Chun Masters and Terms Chinese Names

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English:	Chinese:	Notes:
Wing Chun Kuen	詠春拳	Wing Chun Fist
Siu Lum Tao	小念頭	Usually translated as "little idea". The first Wing Chun Empty Hand Form. aka - Sil Nim Tao.
Chum Kiu	尋橋	Usually translated as "seeking the bridge" or "sinking bridge". The second Wing Chun Empty Hand Form.
Bil Gee	鏢指	Usually translated as "shooting fingers" or "darting fingers". The third Wing Chun Empty Hand Form. aka - Biu Jee
Muk Yan Jong	木人樁	Usually translated as "wooden dummy" or "wood man post".
Bat Jam Do	八斩刀	Eight Slash Swords

HANDS:
bong sao	膀手	wing arm
cham (jam) sao	沉手	sinking hand (jumm sao) - sinking elbow
fook sao	伏手	controlling hand
gaun sao	耕手	cultivating hand
jut sao	窒手	choking hand - jerking hand
huen sao	圓手	circling hand
lop sao	拉手	pulling hand - grabbing hand
man sao	問手	asking hand
pak sao	拍手	slapping hand
tan sao	攤手	dispersing hand - palm up hand
wu sao	護手	protecting hand

MISC:
Yee Gee Kim Yeung Ma	二字箝羊馬	Character two abduction stance / Ji Zi Qian Joeng Maa character 2 pinching goat stance
chi sao	黐手	sticky hands
gerk	腳	leg
kuen	拳	fist; boxing
sao	手	hand/arm
sifu	師父	teacher/master

English:	Chinese:	Notes:
Ng Mui	五枚師太	Wing Chun's Sifu
Yim Yee	嚴二	Wing Chun's Father
Yim Sei	嚴四	Wing Chun's Father (possibly - according to Yiu Kai lineage)
Yim Wing Chun	嚴詠春
Leung Bok Chau	梁博儔	Wing Chun's husband
Leung Lan Kwai	梁蘭桂	Wong Wah Bo's Teacher, Leung Bok's disciple.
Wong Wah Bo	黃華寶	Leung Jan's Sifu (Opera Boat Member) Yuen Kay-San and Pan Nam lineages are also in part from him.
Leung Yee Tai	梁二娣	Leung Jan's Sifu (taught the pole) (Opera Boat Member)
Leung Jan	梁贊
Leung Chun	梁春	Leung Jan's Son
Leung Bik	梁壁	Yip Man's Kung-Fu Uncle, Son of Leung Jan
"Wooden Man" Wah	木人華	Leung Jan Student
Chan Wah Shun	陳華順	Yip Man's Sifu; nicknamed "Moneychanger Wah" (找錢華)
Ng Chung Sok (So)	吳仲素	Yip Man's elder Kung-Fu Brother, under Chan Wah-Shn
Yip Man	葉問
Chow Kwong Yue	周光裕 (六仔)	Yip Man Foshan Student
Kwok Fu	郭富	Yip Man Foshan Student
Lun Kai	倫佳	Yip Man Foshan Student
Chan Chi Sun	陳志新	Yip Man Foshan Student
Lui Ying	呂應	Yip Man Foshan Student
Leung Sheung	梁相	Yip Man Hong Kong Student
Lok Yiu	駱耀	Yip Man Hong Kong Student
Chu Shong Tin	徐尚田	Yip Man Hong Kong Student
Jim Fung	馮傳強	Chu Shong Tin Student
Chan Chee Man	陳志文
Chiu Wun	招允
Lo Man Kam	盧文錦	Yip Man Hong Kong Student (Nephew)
Moy Yat	梅逸	Yip Man Hong Kong Student
Jiu Wan	招允	Yip Man HK Students, and Chan Wah grand student as well.
Ip Chun	葉準	Yip Man Hong Kong Student (Son)
Ip Ching	葉正	Yip Man Hong Kong Student (Son)
Yip Bo Ching	葉步青
Wong Shun Leung	黃惇樑	Yip Man Hong Kong Student
Cheung Cheuk Hing	張卓興	Yip Man Hong Kong Student (William Cheung)
Ho Kam Ming	何金銘	Yip Man Hong Kong Student
Siu Yuk Man	蕭煜民
Ho Luen	何聯)
Leung Ting	梁挻	Hong Kong Student
Donald Mak	麥廣權	Chow Tze Chuen Student

Chan Yu Min	陳汝棉	son of Chan Wah Shun
Chan Kar Chai	陳家齊	son of Chan Yu Min
Chan Kar Lim	陳家廉	son of Chan Yu Min
Chan Kar Sun	陳家燊	son of Chan Yu Min

Wong Kut Chuen	黃吉泉	Disciple of Cheung Bo, disciple of Wai Yuk Sand, disciple of Wai Yuk Sang
Sum Nung	岑能	Disciple of Cheung Bo and Yuan Kay Shan
Yuan Kay Shan	阮奇山
Yuan Chai Wan	阮濟雲	Yuan Kay Shan's Brother.
Kwok Bo Chuen	郭寶全	grand student of Leung Yee Tai; Teacher of the Yuans.
Yiu Choi	姚才	Grand Master of Sheh Ying Wing Chun or Snake-Pattern Wing Chun; disciple of Yuan Chai Wan and Ng Chung So
Lam Shui Bo	林瑞波	disciple of Yiu Choi

Other Related Terms/People:
"Dai Fa Min" Kam	大花面錦	"Painted Face" Kam (Opera Boat Member); ancestor of the Wai Yan lineage (Weng Chun - Andreas Hoffman); Yuen Kay-San and Pan Nam lineages are also in part from him. Real name: San Kan (Sam Gam)
"Hung Gun" Biu	紅巾彪	(I think this is an Opera Boat Member's (nick)name). "Red Bandanna" Biu or "Red Turban" Biu; the red turban, or red bandanna, was initially a symbol of opposition to the rule of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty that was revived by opponents of the Manchu Qing Dynasty
"Dai Dong Fung"	大東風	"Great East Wind" - Monk Ancestor of the Pao Fa Lien Lineage
Pao Fa Lien	刨花蓮	"Wood-Planer Lien" Branch of the Wing Chun not from Red Opera Boats
Red Boat Opera Company	紅船戲班
Yik Kam	翼金	(Opera Boat Member) better known as "Ching-Deng" Kam because he played the role of the virtuous "female"
Cho Shun	曹順	a student of Yik Kam
Cho Dak-Sang	曹德生	Cho Shun's Son - Passed art onto the Cho family of Panyu village.

Lineage terms or titles:

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
Sidai	师弟	師弟	si¹ di⁴ (ti⁴)	younger brother, used to refer to a male student of the same generation who has been studying for a shorter time than the person speaking. Seniority here is determined by the time spent in the school, not by the technical ability or level achieved – so, a student who has started after the speaker, but has surpassed him, would still be a sidai to the speaker.
Simui	师妹	師妹	si¹ mei⁴	younger sister, used to refer to a female student of the same generation who has been studying for a shorter time than the person speaking.
Sihing	师兄	師兄	si¹ xiong¹ (xiong⁵)	older brother, used to refer to a male student of the same generation who has been studying for a longer time than the person speaking.
Sije	师姐	師姐 (or should this be 姊?)	si¹ jie³ (ju¹ or ju⁴)	older sister, used to refer to a female student of the same generation who has been studying for a longer time than the person speaking.
Sifu	师父	師父	si¹ fu⁶	teacher/father, used to refer to the teacher of the speaker's generation, or to the head of the school.
Sisuk	师叔	師叔	si¹ shu¹ {shu⁵}	teacher/younger uncle, used to refer to the sidai of sifu, a student of the same generation as your sifu, but who has started later than your sifu has.
Sibak	师伯	師伯	si¹ bo² (bai³, mo⁴, {bo⁵}, {ba⁴})	teacher/older uncle, used to refer to the sihing of sifu, a student of the same generation as your sifu, but who has started earlier than your sifu has.
Sigung	师公	師公	si¹ gong¹ zhong¹	teacher/grandfather, used to refer to your teacher's teacher.
Sijo	师祖	師祖	si¹ jo⁴	teacher/great-grandfather, used to refer to your teacher's teacher's teacher.

Limb names:

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
sao	手	(as simp.)	sau²	hand/arm
kuen	拳	(as simp.)	kyun⁴	fist; boxing
gerk	脚	腳	geuk³	leg

Limb position names:

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
bong sao	膀手	(as simp.)	bong² sau²	wing arm
fook sao	伏手	(as simp.)	fuk⁶ sau²	controlling arm
man sao	问手	問手	man⁶ sau²	seeking hand
wu sao	护手	護手	wu⁶ sau²	protecting hand
tan sao	滩手	攤手	taan¹ sau²	dispersing hand
kau sao	扣手	扣手	kau¹ sau²	detaining hand

Limb movement names:

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
cham/jam sao	沈手	沉手	cham⁴ sau²	sinking hand
gaun sao	耕手	(as simp.)	gang¹ sau²	cultivating arm
jut sao	窒手	(as simp.)	jat⁶ sau²	choking hand
huen sao	圈手	圈手	huen⁴ sau²	circling hand
lap sao	拉手	(as simp.)	laap⁶ sau²	pulling hand
pak sao	拍手	(as simp.)	paak³ sau²	slapping hand

Drill names:

As normally seen in English (from Cantonese)	Simp. char.	Trad. char.	Cantonese (Yale transcription)	Meaning(s) (in English)
chi sao	黐手	(as simp.)	chi¹ sau²	sticky hands.
chi gerk	脚	??	chi¹ geuk³	sticky feet.

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