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Chan Wah-shun (陳華順) (c. 1836–1909), nicknamed Money Changer Wah (找錢華), was a student of the Wing Chun grandmaster Leung Jan (梁贊).^[1] He is best known today for being the teacher of Yip Man, himself best known for being the teacher of Bruce Lee.

Chan owned a coin changing stall^[1] near Leung's herbal medicine clinic (贊生堂) on 筷子街 in Foshan. He carried heavy loads of coins every day, and so developed great strength over the years. Chan had learned martial arts from others before learning Wing Chun. Leung had only a few private students at the time, including his sons, Leung Chun (梁春 liang2 ?; loeng4 ?) and Leung Bik (梁壁 Liáng Bì; loeng4 bik1), and another student Woodman Wah (木人華), as well as Chan.

The Qing government recruited Chan to be the head instructor of the army, but he served in that position only temporarily before returning home.^[1] Chan also learned De Da (跌打) healing techniques from Leung, eventually closing his money changing business and opening a healing clinic. Chan accepted his last student, Yip Man, when he was 70 years old, but was only able to teach him for three years.^[1] Before dying, he asked his second student, Ng Chung-sok, to continue Yip's training after his death.

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Lineage in Wing Chun
Sifu	Leung Jan (梁贊)
Other teachers	Sihing Woodman Wah (木人華)
Chan Wah-shun (陳華順)
Known students	Ng Siu-lo (吳小魯) (first?) * Ng Chung-sok (吳仲素) (second) Ho Hon-lui (何漢侶) Lui Yu-chai (雷汝濟) Yiu Choi (姚財) Chan Yu-gum (陳汝錦) (Chan's son) Yip Man (葉問) (last) 16 students in total
Yip Man (葉問)
Known students	Wong Shun Leung (黃淳樑) William Cheung (張卓興) Bruce Lee (李小龍)

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