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Sanshou

Sanshou noun: a Chinese martial art combining elements of kickboxing and wrestling.

Noun

Sanshou (uncountable)

  1. A Chinese martial art combining elements of kickboxing and wrestling.

Origin of Sanshou

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 散手 (sànshǒu).

Questions about Sanshou

What does Sanshou mean?
Sanshou means a Chinese martial art combining elements of kickboxing and wrestling.
What part of speech is Sanshou?
Sanshou is a noun.

Words near Sanshou in the dictionary

  1. sanshin
  2. sanshins
  3. sansho
  4. sanshool
  5. sanshools
  6. Sanshou
  7. Sanshui
  8. Sansi
  9. Sansia
  10. Sansing
  11. Sansings

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