General terms

• Kwoon - School, gym, institute, place of training
• Joap Hop - Group together, line up
• Jyu Yee - Come to attention
• Yu Bay - Ready
• Hay, Hey - Begin
• Gin Lai - Salute
• Lee Jun Fan - Bruce Lee
• Jeet - To stop or intercept
• Kune - Fist
• Jeet Kune Do - Way of the Intercepting Fist
• Sifu - Instructor
• Simu - Female Instructor
• SiGung - Instructor's Instructor
• Sijo - Founder of the system
• Don Chi Sao - Single-arm sticking hands
• Seong Chi Sao - Double-arm sticking hands
• Poon Sao - Rolling arms
• Gor Sao - Chi sao sparring
• Phon Sao - Trapping hands
• Lin Sil Die Dar - Simultaneous defense and attack
• Tek - Kick
• Jung Seen - Centerline
• Ha Da - Low hit
• Jung Da - Middle hit
• Go Da - High hit
• Mook Jong - Wooden Dummy
• Sil Lim Tao - First Wing Chun form
• Bi Jong, Bai Jong, By Jong - On-guard position
• Jee Yao Bok Gik - Freestyle sparring
• Fa Kune - Flowery, ineffective style or method

Specific Terms

• Biu Jee, Bil Jee - Thrusting finger, finger jab
• Qua Chuie, Gwa Chuie - Backfist
• Oou Chuie - Hook punch
• Ping Chuie - Horizontal fist punch
• Choap Chuie - Half-knuckle fist punch
• Woang Jeong - Side palm smash
• Yun Jeong - Vertical palm smash
• Jao Sao - Running hand palm smash, hooking palm smash
• Sat Sao - Slicing hand, palm down chop
• Jik Chung Chuie - Vertical fist blast
• Jik Tek - Straight kick
• Juk Tek - Side kick
• Oou Tek - Hook kick
• Hou Tek - Back kick
• Juen Tek - Spin back kick
• So Tek - Sweep kick (Reverse hook kick)
• Dum Tek - Stamp kick
• Lin Dum Tek - Cross stamp kick (Oblique kick)
• Qua Tek, Gwa Tek - Inverted hook kick
• Jeet Tek - Foot obstruction, stop kick
• Jeet Da - Stop hit, intercepting hit
• Sut Da - Knee strike
• Jang Da - Elbow strike

Defensive Terms

• Pak Sao - Slapping hand
• Mon Sao - Inquisitive hand, asking hand
• Wu Sao - Protective hand
• Goang Sao - Low outer wrist block/parry
• Boang Sao - Raised elbow deflection, wing arm parry
• Fook Sao - Bent-wrist elbow-in parry
• Bil Sao, Biu Sao - Thrusting fingers block/parry
• Jom Sao - Inward chop block/parry
• Jum Sao - Sinking elbow parry
• Gaun Sao - Splitting block/parry (uses both arms)
• Kwun Sao - Rotating arms block/parry (uses both arms)

Trapping Terms

• Lop Sao - Grabbing hand
• Lin Lop Sao - Cross grabbing hand
• Tan Sao - Palm-up hand (wedging)
• Jut Sao - Jerking hand
• Gum Sao - Pinning hand
• Jao Sao - Running hand
• Huen Sao - Circling hand
• Heung Sao - Shoulder trap hand
• Man Geng Sao - Neck pulling hand
• Lan Sao - Bar arm
• Tok sao - Elbow lifting hand
• Cup sao - Scooping hand  

Lin Sin Die Dar Terms

• Woang Pak Da - Cross slap cover with hit
• Loy Ha Pak Da - Low inside slap cover with hit
• Ouy Ha Pak Da - Low outside slap cover with hit
• Fook Da - Arm resting on opponent's with hit
• Goang Da - Low outer wrist block/parry with hit
• Bil Da, Biu Da - Thrusting fingers block/parry with hit