FUN with Kung Fu names!!!

[CC]

Given how many Chinese characters have the exact same tonal pronunciations. I was thinking, say Fighter A and B squared off and A asked B, so what is your swordplay named. B's answer of say '恶鱼剑' (Evil Fish Swordplay) could be interpreted as 鳄鱼剑 (Crocodile Swordplay) by A.

In that spirit, lets come up with FUN or alternate names for the famous Kung-Fus we are familiar with. The only rules should be that the tones of the alternative pronunciation must be exact with the original. You can change 燕 'swallow' (yan4) to 艳 'glamourous' (yan4) but not to 烟 'smoke' (yan1).

Lets try :

7 Injury Fist (七伤拳）becomes : 7 Commercial Fist (七商拳)

Dugu Jiu Jian (独孤九剑）becomes：Poisonous Mushroom Wine Sword（毒菰酒剑)** or Lonely Aunty 9 Swords (独姑九剑）

6MSJ （六脉神剑）becomes ：6 Sales Divine Swords

Dragon Palms becomes Deafness Curing Palms etc etc.


** I wanted to use this swordplay long ago in the Ultimate RPG story with the guy pouring poisonous mushroom wine onto his sword blade before the fight, and using only the English description to see how many of you would get it. Too bad that thread died before I got around to it.

[Ian Liew]

I'm more into reading Cantonese than Mandarin, so it's probably not what you're looking for, but for me the ultimate gag was Stephen Chow's 小李飛刀, which he pronounced as 小你飛刀... ranked third in Bai Xiaosheng's Weapons Manual. The top of the list was 小你飛刀's mother - 小你老母飛刀!!

[PJ]

Dugu Jiu Jian (独孤九剑）becomes：Poisonous Mushroom Wine Sword（毒菰酒剑)** or Lonely Aunty 9 Swords (独姑九剑）

This cracked me up.

Alright,

Weituo Palm = Ostrich-Circling Palm.
Prajna Palm = Inferior Multi-Colored Palm. 斑弱掌

[Mandred Skavenslayer]

I take it you've seen Stephen Chow's Flirting Scholar as well.😇

[Mandred Skavenslayer]

Got one

9 Yang Divine Art becomes Dog Sheep Divine Art.

[tape]

I was trying to turn 1 Yang Finger into One Sheep Dumpling....but it's not quite working out

[Ian Liew]

I was trying to turn 1 Yang Finger into One Sheep Dumpling....but it's not quite working out

Maybe "same old finger"? 一样指

[tape]

Maybe "same old finger"? 一样指

Then 9 Yang would be overpowered...nine different types !

[wkeej]

Not sure whether this is funny. Whatever I heard the word "Yideng", I always think of "One Light" - which maybe technically correct.

[PJ]

Maybe "same old finger"? 一样指

tsk tsk. the tone is different from the original.

[CC]

This cracked me up.

Alright,

Weituo Palm = Ostrich-Circling Palm.
Prajna Palm = Inferior Multi-Colored Palm. 斑弱掌

Hmm, looks like DG9J has many permutations :

In addition:

Poisonous Aunty 9 Swords

Lonely Mushroom 9 Swords

[Ian Liew]

tsk tsk. the tone is different from the original.

Ya, was thinking in Cantonese...

[pannonian]

I was trying to turn 1 Yang Finger into One Sheep Dumpling....but it's not quite working out

How about auntie's sheep finger? Curable nowadays with antibiotics.

[Doc Kwok]

This one came up in TVB's unofficial prequel to LOCH 南帝北丐 (The Condor Heroes Return):

'九陰真經' (9 yin manual) -> '狗音真經' (dog sound manual)

Works in Cantonese, but not quite in Mandarin though...

[CC]

This one came up in TVB's unofficial prequel to LOCH 南帝北丐 (The Condor Heroes Return):

'九陰真經' (9 yin manual) -> '狗音真經' (dog sound manual)

Works in Cantonese, but not quite in Mandarin though...

As long as it keeps the tone, it will work, regardless of Cantonese or Mandarin.

For Cantonese , I guess 9 Yang would also become 9 Types Divine Art.

A few actually work in both Cantonese and Mandarin, like Dugu = Poisonous Mushroom, Lonely Aunt, Lonely Mushroom etc