Most linguistic scholars say that Cantonese has 7 distinct tones so one word can have 7 different meanings based on the "musical" tone. Chum can mean sink ( as related to gravity), or search. Some Wing Chun lineages use the sink character as in sinking the bridge. We use the search character as in searching (for) the bridge.
Wing Chun 2nd Form (Chum Kil/Kiu)
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