Kwoon
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Internationally and in common usage
In modern-day Chinese vernacular, the term is most often used for describing a training hall for Chinese Martial Arts.[3][4] In this context, the complete term would be either Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". (Cantonese) or Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". (Mandarin). That usage of the term, in its meaning as a martial arts school, is especially common in English-speaking countries. In that way, Kwoon or Guan is a culturally-equivalent term to the Japanese Dojo, as it relates to Traditional Martial Arts.[5]
Official usage in the People's Republic of China
In the PRC's Standard Mandarin Chinese, the word Guǎn can also mean:[6][7]
- An Accommodation for guests;
- An Embassy, Legation or Consulate;
- (Of service trades) A Shop;
- A Service Establishment;
- A place for cultural activities;
- (Archaic) An old-style private school.
Cantonese communities
In Cantonese-speaking Culture, which is more common in Southern China, the term Kwoon is also used when referring to:
- Police Stations - Chaai Kwoon (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Mahjong Houses - Ma Jeuk Kwoon (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Guild Halls - Wui Kwoon (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
See also
References
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- ↑ People's Republic of China. A Chinese-English Dictionary (Revised Edition) 1978. Hong Kong: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 1978.
- ↑ MDBG English to Chinese Dictionary; https://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?wdqr=%E9%A4%A8%7C%E9%A6%86%5Bguan3%5D&wdrst=0