English Explanatory Dictionary

Wu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence:
  2. A county of imperial and Republican China around Suzhou.
  3. A commandery of imperial China around Suzhou.
  4. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence:
  5. The family of Chinese languages spoken in that region, including Shanghainese and Suzhounese, the second-most spoken family after Mandarin.
  6. The kingdom ruled by the Ji family from Wuxi and then Suzhou during the Spring and Autumn period of China's Zhou dynasty.
  7. A common surname from Chinese
  8. The kingdom ruled by the Sun family from Ezhou and Nanjing during the Three Kingdoms interregnum following China's Han dynasty.
  9. The kingdom ruled by Li Zitong from Yangzhou and Hangzhou during the interregnum following China's Sui dynasty.
  10. The kingdom ruled by the Yang family from Yangzhou during the Ten Kingdoms interregnum following China's Tang dynasty.
  11. The kingdom ruled by the Qian family from Hangzhou and Shaoxing during the Ten Kingdoms interregnum following China's Tang dynasty.
name
  1. A surname from Chinese.
  2. An epithet of numerous kings and emperors in Chinese history who were honored with variants of the posthumous name Wuwang or Wudi.
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  1. A river in Guizhou, China, a tributary of the Yangtze.
  2. A surname from Chinese.
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  1. A river in Hunan, China, a tributary of the Yuan.
  2. A surname from Chinese.
name
  1. A river in Hunan, China, a tributary of the Yuan.
name
  1. A surname from Chinese.
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  1. A surname from Chinese.
noun
  1. A Chinese shaman.
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  1. Initialism of Weather Underground.
  2. Initialism of Windows Update.
  3. Various universities:
  4. Initialism of Washburn University.
  5. Initialism of Washington University.
  6. Initialism of Waynesburg University.
  7. Initialism of Webster University.
  8. Initialism of Willamette University.
  9. Initialism of Winthrop University.
  10. Initialism of World University.

Pronunciation

/ˈwuː/ wo͞o LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Wu.wav dŭb′əl-yo͞o-yo͞o′ -yo͝o- /ˌdʌb.əl.juːˈjuː/ /-jʊ-/ /ˌdʌb.əl.juˈju/ /ˌdɐb.əl.jʉːˈjʉː/ /ˌdʌb.əl.jʉˈjʉ/ /-jʉ-/ /ˌɖəb.el.juːˈjuː/

Word forms

Wu wus

Etymology

Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 吳 /吴 (Wú). Doublet of O.

Synonyms

Gusu Helu City Suzhou Woo Wu Chinese Jiangnan Wuyue Jiangzhe Wuxian Wuhsien Wu-hsien Wujun Wu-chun Gou Wu Gouwu Gong Wu Gongwu Dong Wu Dongwu Eastern Wu Sun Wu Huainan Hongnong Southern Wu Yang Wu Mo martial war-like Wujiang Wushui

Related words

Suzhounese wuu wuu ⁠ Wiktionary’s coverage of Wu terms wu-ts'ai wu wei
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