khinh công

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 輕功, Chinese 輕功 / 轻功 (qīnggōng).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïŋ˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

    Noun

    khinh công

    1. (martial arts, chiefly wuxia fiction) qinggong, especially the "air-running" type of qinggong