mook jong

noun

A type of wooden dummy designed to be kicked and punched in Wing Chun kung fu training.

OriginCantonese 木人樁 /木人桩 →
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Meanings

nounmook jong (plural mook jongs)

plural mook jongs · alternative mook yan jong

  1. governmentA type of wooden dummy designed to be kicked and punched in Wing Chun kung fu training.

Origin

  1. Cantonese木人樁 /木人桩
  2. Englishmook jong

Derived from Cantonese 木人樁 /木人桩 (muk6 jan4 zong1)

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APA

mook jong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mook%20jong

MLA

“mook jong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mook%20jong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mook jong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mook%20jong.

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