"White Crane" meaning in English

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Proper name

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”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|crane}} white + crane, {{calque|en|zh|白鶴派|gloss=white crane style}} Calque of Chinese 白鶴派/白鹤派 (“white crane style”), {{sense|Tibetan White Crane}} (Tibetan White Crane):, {{bor|en|yue|白鶴派|gloss=white crane style|tr=}} Cantonese 白鶴派/白鹤派 (“white crane style”), {{sense|Fujian White Crane}} (Fujian White Crane):, {{bor|en|nan-hbl|白鶴派|gloss=white crane style}} Hokkien 白鶴派/白鹤派 (“white crane style”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} White Crane
  1. (martial arts) A style of Chinese martial arts
    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.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Tibetan White Crane (extra: 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) Categories (topical): Martial arts
    Sense id: en-White_Crane-en-name-JV7v6qZw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  2. (martial arts) A style of Chinese martial arts
    Ellipsis of Fujian White Crane.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Fujian White Crane Categories (topical): Martial arts
    Sense id: en-White_Crane-en-name-4YIDt-4S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whitecrane, White-crane, Whitecrane, white-crane, White-Crane, white crane, white crane style, White Crane Style, White Crane style Hypernyms: kung fu, martial arts
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