công phu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ fu˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ fʊw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ fʊw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 功夫.

Adjective

công phu

(of a process of making/creating or its product) conscientious; thorough; painstaking
Nó làm bài thuyết trình công phu lắm.
He did quite a conscientious presentation.

Adverb

công phu

(of making/creating) conscientiously; thoroughly; painstakingly

Noun

công phu

(rare) skill gained through training and diligent work

Etymology 2

By analogy with English kung fu.

Noun

công phu

(martial arts, rare, chiefly in awkward translation from English) kung fu

See also

võ thuật

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