Un peu de vocabulaire, à ne pas retenir, mais qui met dans l'ambiance :

Bang : Stick (bâton).
Bishou : Dagger.

Chi : Primordial energy of the universe, emerged from the Tao and source of all life on Earth.
Chui : Mace.

Dao : Saber.
Da xia or Wu xia : Knight-errant. This is the name given to the wandering warriors made famous in martial arts novels and films. Da xia implies virtue and honor (from Da : great, in the sense of a great soul) while wu xia has more of a warlike connatation (from Wu: martial, as in wushu).

Emo : Demon.

Fangshi : Taoist practitioner versed in one or more of the ways of the Tao ; types of fanghsi include exorcists, diviners and alchemists.
Feng Du : Hell, also known as the Yellow Source.
Fu : Halberd.

Gong : Bow
Gui : Monster or ghost.

Jian : Straight sword.
Jiang hu : World of forests and lakes. The jiang hu covers all those who live on the margins of society, not just knights and martial arts experts. It therefore includes the wu lin.
Ji nu : Common prostitute.

Long : Dragon.
Lurong : Short sword.

Nei Dan : Internal Alchemy.
Nu : Crossbow.

Qiang : Spear.

Shifu : Master, teacher.

Taiji : The Highest Form, a representation of the Tao. It is generally symbolized by a black and white circle depicting Yin and Yang.
Tao : The Eternal Absolute, without consciousness nor design, from which all things come. C'est aussi le nom des "pouvoirs spéciaux" de vos personnages (voir création).

Wai Dan : External Alchemy.
Wu : Sorcerers or shamans, who use the same magic as fangshi but in a more homely, instinctive way.
Wu lin : The world of martial arts in the strict sense. The world in which clans and da xia live. Part of the jiang hu.
Wushu : Martial arts, only practised with weapons in the time of the Warring States (pas de kung fu).

Xian : Immortal.

Yang : One of the two primordial forces that emerged from the Tao. Associated with light, Heaven, the masculine, and the positive.
Yao : Animal with various powers and the ability to assume human form. Most commonly foxes and snakes.
Yi ji : Courtesan.
Yin : One of the two primordial forces that emerged from the Tao. Associated with darkness, Earth, the feminine, and the negative.
Yue : Axe (hache).

Zhongguo : “The Middle Kingdoms”, name given to the combined territory of the Warring States. The term was used later to give the name “The Middle Empire” to unified China.


NB : je complète petit à petit.