武功秘籍

wǔgōngmìjí
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 secret martial arts manual
  2. 2 kung fu technique book (wuxia trope)

Examples

Chuánshuō shāndòng lǐ cángzhe yī běn wǔgōngmìjí.
Legend says a secret martial arts manual is hidden in the mountain cave.
Tā zhàozhe wǔgōngmìjí zìxué chéngcái.
He taught himself to mastery by following a secret manual.

Tips

culture
One of the most beloved wuxia tropes. The 秘籍 is the catalyst of countless plots — 《》 and 《宝典》 in Jin Yong, 《辟邪》 in 《江湖》. Finding one rockets an unknown fighter into the top tier; losing one shatters a sect.

Stroke Order

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