Definition of wuxia in English:

wuxia

noun wuːˈʃɑː

mass noun

often as modifier A genre of Chinese fiction or cinema featuring itinerant warriors of ancient China, often depicted as capable of superhuman feats of martial arts.
Example sentencesExamples
- Astonishing action set pieces serve as punctuation marks for a piquant romantic melodrama in Zhang Yimou's second effort in the wuxia genre.
- Jen is neither a typical villain nor a persona of heroic proportions in the conventional sense of chivalry inherent in the notion of wuxia.
- We're looking now at the globalization of wuxia with the success of Crouching Tiger.
- I'd be a fool if I wasted words savaging wuxia for not being high art.
- A very disappointing film and falling far short of the mark in the wuxia genre.
- Woo himself also began early in his career as a director of martial arts kung fu and wuxia pictures.
- From the outset, the picture signals a definite genre tradition, and from it flows hommages to the form, to old masters, and to the conventions and themes of wuxia.
- The film is also an absolutely breathtaking visual feast, surpassing anything that has been achieved with wuxia films.
- Quite by accident, my friend had some wuxia novels imported from Hong Kong.
- I thought it would be very interesting for a wuxia movie to have this kind of structure.
- You can't do a wuxia film without having a tavern fight.
- "Hero" has much in it to discuss, though the artful, exciting, and intelligent exploration of wuxia is far more interesting than the film's somewhat stolid political allegory.
- He has turned wuxia into something utterly exquisite.
- The Elimination Pursuit is a lesser-known wuxia that probably should have stayed lesser-known.
- Like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero carries on the wuxia tradition of featuring strong female characters.
- Wong Kar Wai's one and only wuxia film has just been upgraded with loads of elegant enhancements.
- Jade Empire is set in the alternate fantasy China of wuxia films.
- I think Ang's relationship to wuxia is much more literary than it is filmic, in some ways.
- Born in a time of social/political crisis, the wuxia film reflects a nationalist nostalgia/fantasy for a China that never was.
- Tharoor noted that there were international exports of Bollywood films as well as Chinese wuxia and kung fu films.

Origin

Chinese wŭxiá, from wŭ 'military' + xiá 'knight errant'.

单词	wuxia
释义	Definition of wuxia in English: wuxia noun wuːˈʃɑː mass noun often as modifier A genre of Chinese fiction or cinema featuring itinerant warriors of ancient China, often depicted as capable of superhuman feats of martial arts. Example sentencesExamples Astonishing action set pieces serve as punctuation marks for a piquant romantic melodrama in Zhang Yimou's second effort in the wuxia genre. Jen is neither a typical villain nor a persona of heroic proportions in the conventional sense of chivalry inherent in the notion of wuxia. We're looking now at the globalization of wuxia with the success of Crouching Tiger. I'd be a fool if I wasted words savaging wuxia for not being high art. A very disappointing film and falling far short of the mark in the wuxia genre. Woo himself also began early in his career as a director of martial arts kung fu and wuxia pictures. From the outset, the picture signals a definite genre tradition, and from it flows hommages to the form, to old masters, and to the conventions and themes of wuxia. The film is also an absolutely breathtaking visual feast, surpassing anything that has been achieved with wuxia films. Quite by accident, my friend had some wuxia novels imported from Hong Kong. I thought it would be very interesting for a wuxia movie to have this kind of structure. You can't do a wuxia film without having a tavern fight. "Hero" has much in it to discuss, though the artful, exciting, and intelligent exploration of wuxia is far more interesting than the film's somewhat stolid political allegory. He has turned wuxia into something utterly exquisite. The Elimination Pursuit is a lesser-known wuxia that probably should have stayed lesser-known. Like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero carries on the wuxia tradition of featuring strong female characters. Wong Kar Wai's one and only wuxia film has just been upgraded with loads of elegant enhancements. Jade Empire is set in the alternate fantasy China of wuxia films. I think Ang's relationship to wuxia is much more literary than it is filmic, in some ways. Born in a time of social/political crisis, the wuxia film reflects a nationalist nostalgia/fantasy for a China that never was. Tharoor noted that there were international exports of Bollywood films as well as Chinese wuxia and kung fu films. Origin Chinese wŭxiá, from wŭ 'military' + xiá 'knight errant'.
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