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Generally it's called 'move'.
To be precise, 招 is 'move' and 式 is 'stance' or 'form'.
When it comes to a specific move, you can use words like catch (手 as in 擒拿手), hit (打), reach (长拳), kick (踢) etc.
一招一式他都记得清清楚楚。
Every move is imprinted on his mind.
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It is definitely transliterated from Malay (it's noted on the zh Wikipedia as well).
Baba and Nyonya (pronounced /ɲoɲə/) are descendants of Hokkien Chinese who migrated to Malaysia centuries ago. They have come to refuse to be recognized as descendants of the Chinese and instead, identified themselves as British subjects (as per Bahasa Malay WP entry).
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From the description, it contains glass noodle (a.k.a. clear noodle, noodle made of bean or potato starch), in that case the glass noodle is the main and other food materials are just sides, though in the picture the side overwhelmed the main. It is called 东北大拉皮, 哈尔滨大拉皮 or 五彩拉皮. 大拉皮 literally means 'grand (dish of) glass noodles'. 五彩 means 'colorful' ...
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我想"衛護(wèi hù)"的"護(hù)"是由"辨護(biàn hù)"演变而来的。I think "護" in "衛護" is derived from "辨護" (verbally defend) and hence the 言 radical. This is what I found on 汉典:
清代段玉裁『說文解字注』
救視也。尚書中𠋫握河紀。堯受河圖。伯禹進迎。舜契陪位。稷辨護。注云。辨護者，供時用相禮儀。周禮注亦云辨護。蕭何世家。數以吏事護高祖。从言。蒦聲。胡故切。五部。
(Sorry, I can't decipher the full text for you. Maybe someone else can help to explain what it all ...
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An appropriate word would be countryman
noun, plural countrymen.
1. a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
2. a native or inhabitant of a particular region.
3. person who lives in the country.
4. an unsophisticated person, as one who lives in or comes from a rural
area; rustic.
Meaning from Baidu:
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