Etymology

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Today it means: A kind of Chinese black tea. Full definition →

Chinese 工夫 ← Hokkien 工夫
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  1. Hokkien · derived from工夫
  2. Chinese · derived from工夫
  3. English todaycongou

From Chinese 工夫, possibly Hokkien 工夫 (kang-hu). Compare kung fu.

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