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wuxia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /wuːˈʃɑː/
  • US: /ˌwuˈʃɑ/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 武俠 /武侠 (wǔxiá) — genre
  • Indonesian: cerita silat — genre
  • Japanese: 武侠 (bukyō) — genre
  • Korean: 무협 (muhyeop) — genre
  • Polish: wuxia — genre
  • Russian: уся́ (usjá) — genre
  • Vietnamese: võ hiệp — genre