wuxia

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 武俠／武侠 (wǔxiá, “martial hero”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wuːˈʃɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌwuˈʃɑ/

Noun

wuxia (uncountable)

1. A genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.

Coordinate terms

• jianghu
• xianxia

Translations

genre

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 武俠／武侠 (zh) (wǔxiá)

• Japanese: 武侠 (ja) (ぶきょう, bukyō)
• Korean: 무협(武俠) (ko) (muhyeop)
• Russian: уся́ (ru) (usjá)
• Vietnamese: võ hiệp