Ten Tigers of Canton

Ten Tigers of Canton
Traditional Chinese廣東十虎
Simplified Chinese广东十虎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngdōng Shí Hǔ
Wade–GilesKuang-tung Shih Hu
Yale RomanizationGwǎngdōng Shŕ Hǔ
IPA[kwàŋtʊ́ŋ ʂɻ̩̌ xù]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwóngdūng Sahp Fú
JyutpingGwong2dung1 Sap6 Fu2
IPA[kʷɔ̌ːŋ tʊːŋ sɐ̀p fǔː]

Ten Tigers of Canton or Ten Tigers of Guangdong[1] refers to a group of ten Chinese martial artists from Guangdong Province lived around the 19th century during the Qing dynasty in China. They were said to be the greatest fighters in Guangdong during the Qing era. Much of their existence has been embellished by folk legends and stories passed down from generation to generation.

  1. ^ Kim, Sun-Jin. Tuttle Dictionary of the Martial Arts of Korea, China & Japan. [1996] (1996). Tuttle publishing. Korea. ISBN 0-8048-2016-3.

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