功夫
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: gang1 hu1
POJ: kang-hu
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: kang-hu
Variety: chaozhou
Meanings and usage
noun: kung fu; martial arts, effort; time spent, meticulous (Teochew)
功夫
功夫
Wiktionary gives both a general Chinese noun sense (skill/martial arts/effort/time) and a separate Teochew/Southern-Min-specific adjective sense (meticulous, careful) for this reading; the noun sense was picked as primary but genuine sense ambiguity remains.