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CHINESE LANGUAGE

This article gives some basic understanding of the Chinese language as used in class. The names of various kicks and also the number system are covered.

KICKS

Tsin Tak

front kick

Wan Tak

side kick

Yeun Tak

round kick

Suin Tak

spin kick

Hou Tsarn

back kick

Gor Toi

axe kick

Fai Sun

prefixes all jump kicks

NUMBERS

There are actually several different methods for counting but the one described is the easiest. The Chinese number system described below is fairly straight forward to learn.

Number

Pronunciation

Character

1

Yut

1

2

Yee

2

3

Sam

3

4

Say

4

5

Ng

5

6

Luk

6

7

Sut

7

8

Bak

8

9

Kou

9

10

Sup

10

For numbers 11-99, the characters are written vertically from top to bottom with the number of tens first, then the "10" (Sup) character, followed by the digits.

Number

Pronunciation

Character

43

Say-Sup-Sam

4
10
3

18

Sup-Bak

10
8

50

Ng-Sup

5
10

 
 

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