English Explanatory Dictionary

Gusu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of modern Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown.
  2. Mount Gusu, a mountain near Suzhou
  3. The capital of the state of Wu during the Zhou dynasty; a former city located at the site of present-day Suzhou
  4. Modern Suzhou itself

Pronunciation

go͞o′so͞o′

Word forms

Gusu Ku-su

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 姑蘇 /姑苏 (Gūsū).

Synonyms

Gusu District Mount Gusu Gusushan Gusu Shan Suzhou & numerous others
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