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white crane

white crane noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, crane. Also the ellipsis of white crane style.

Noun

white crane (countable and uncountable, plural white cranes)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, crane.

Proper noun capitalized: White Crane

White Crane

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis) 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. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Fujian White Crane.

Also used as

white crane is also the ellipsis of white crane style.

Synonyms of white crane

Forms of white crane

pluralwhite cranes

Origin of white crane

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”)

Questions about white crane

What does white crane mean?
White crane means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, crane.
What part of speech is white crane?
White crane can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of white crane?
The plural of white crane is white cranes.

Words near white crane in the dictionary

  1. white copper
  2. white coppers
  3. white corn
  4. white corns
  5. White County
  6. white crane
  7. white crane style
  8. white crane styles
  9. white crappie
  10. white croaker
  11. white croakers

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