So Chan

So Chan
Bornunknown
Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire
Diedunknown
unknown, Qing Empire
Native name蘇燦
Other namesSo Fa-tsz (蘇花子)
So Hut-yee (蘇乞兒)
StyleChinese martial arts
Drunken boxing
Brutal boxing
Teacher(s)Chan Fook
Notable studentsSo Hak-fu
Wong Fei-hung
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蘇燦
Simplified Chinese苏灿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSū Càn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSou1 Caan3
So Fa-tsz
Traditional Chinese蘇花子
Simplified Chinese苏花子
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSū Huāzǐ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSou1 Faa1 Zi2
So Hut-yee
(nickname)
Traditional Chinese蘇乞兒
Simplified Chinese苏乞儿
Literal meaningBeggar So
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSū Qǐ'er
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSou1 hat1 ji4-1

So Chan (Su Can), also known by his nickname Beggar So (So Fa-tsz or So Hut-yee), was a Chinese martial artist and folk hero who lived during the late Qing dynasty. One of the Ten Tigers of Canton, he was best known for his drunken boxing.