wuxia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of wuxia
from Chinese: martial-chivalric
Example Sentences
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The film is considered one of the best examples of "wuxia" films - a period movie genre celebrating legendary martial artists from ancient China.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024
There are delights along the way: a rooftop skip through Toronto, with a dose of wuxia magic; the rich, lovable design of Mei’s Totoro-sized panda; the close-knit companionship of her friends.
From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2022
The use of environment feels a little closer to the balancing acts in "Pirates of the Caribbean" than the soaring, maximalist, dance-like combat of wuxia films.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2020
All this is more or less what you’d expect from the twisty conventions of wuxia, the martial-arts fantasy genre of which the writer-director Tsui Hark has long been a prolific and inventive practitioner.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2018
Mr. Yen also choreographed the fight scenes, which Mr. Chan uses to pay homage to the wuxia film tradition while updating it with faster editing and digitally assisted gimmicks.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2012
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