Dit Da | |||||||||||
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Chinese | 跌打 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | fall [and] hit | ||||||||||
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Die da (Chinese: 跌打; pinyin: diē dǎ; Jyutping: dit3 daa2; lit. 'fall [and] hit') or dit da is a traditional Chinese medicine discipline of used to treating trauma and injuries such as bone fractures, sprains, and bruises. Methods including bone-setting and occasional use of topical preparations such as the dit da jow. Die da originated among martial artists in Guangdong.