功夫武术用英语怎么念
Chinese martial arts also known as “wushu” or “gongfu” in Chinese has gained popularity around the world thanks to movies like “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” and actors like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan However many non-Chinese speakers struggle with how to correctly pronounce the words “gongfu” and “wushu” In this article we will explore the correct pronunciation of these words
The word “gongfu” is composed of two Chinese characters: 工 (gōng) and 夫 (fū) In Mandarin Chinese which is the official language of China the first character 工 is pronounced as “g-aw-ng” and the second character 夫 is pronounced as “f-oo” Therefore the correct way to pronounce “gongfu” in English would be something like “gawng-foo”
Similarly the word “wushu” is also composed of two Chinese characters: 武 (wǔ) and 术 (shù) In Mandarin Chinese the first character 武 is pronounced as “w-oo” and the second character 术 is pronounced as “sh-oo” Therefore the correct way to pronounce “wushu” in English would be something like “woo-shoe”
