wu·xia (wo?o?shyä?)n. A genre of Chinese fiction or other narrative work characterized by chivalrous heroes, martial arts, swordplay, and sometimes elements of fantasy, often in a historical setting.[Mandarin w?xiá : w?, military, martial (from Middle Chinese ?u??´, from Old Chinese *m(r)a?; akin to Tibetan dmag, army, and Burmese mak, soldier) + xiá, chivalrous hero, knight errant (from Middle Chinese x?jiap, from Old Chinese *gêp).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.wuxia (?wu???i????) n1. (Film) a genre of Chinese fiction and film, concerning the adventures of sword-wielding chivalrous heroes2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a genre of Chinese fiction and film, concerning the adventures of sword-wielding chivalrous heroes[from Chinese: martial-chivalric]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014