White Crane

See also: white crane

English

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”)

Proper noun

White Crane

  1. (martial arts) A style of Chinese martial arts
    1. 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.
    2. Ellipsis of Fujian White Crane.

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