WU

Meaning of WU in English

ˈwü noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) wu 2

: a group of Chinese dialects spoken in the lower Yangtze valley

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WU — I. noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) Wú, historical kingdom coextensive with the dialect area Date: 1908 a group of Chinese dialects …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WU — I Fundamental Daoist philosophical concept. Wu ("not-being"), you ("being"), wuming ("the nameless"), and youming ("the named") are interdependent and grow …
Английский словарь Британика
WU — /wooh/ , n. 1. a dynasty that ruled in China A.D. 222-80. 2. a Chinese language having several dialects, spoken …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WU — n. dialect spoken in part of China
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WU — I. ˈwü noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) Wú, historical kingdom coextensive with the dialect area Date: 1908 : a group of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WU — [Wu] n [Chin (Beijing) Wu, historical kingdom coextensive with the dialect area] (1908): a group of Chinese dialects spoken principally …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WU — Wu BrE AmE wuː —Chinese Wú [ ²wu ] , Cantonese [ 4 wuː ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WU — / wuː; NAmE / noun [ U ] a form of Chinese spoken in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WU — n. a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces. [Chin.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WU — n. a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces. [ Chin. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WU — n. a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces. Etymology: Chin.
Oxford English vocab
WU — Kuang wu ti Wu ch'ang Wu ti Wu han Wu Zetian Wu hou Wu wang Wu lu mu ch'i Hung …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WU — Fundamental Daoist philosophical concept. Wu ("not-being"), you ("being"), wuming ("the nameless"), and youming ("the named") are interdependent and grow out …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WU — Wu
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WU — Wu
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WU — Wu
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WU — Wu
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WU — Wu lu mu ch'i Wu hsi Wu chou Han Wu Ti Hung wu Wu ti
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WU — Pronunciation: ' wü Function: geographical name river 700 mi (1126 km ) cen China rising in W Guizhou & flowing …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WU — Pronunciation: ' wü Function: noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) Wú, historical kingdom coextensive with the dialect area Date: 1908 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WU-TI — born 156 BC died March 29, 87/86 BC Pinyin Wudi, original name Liu Ch'e autocratic Chinese emperor (141/14087/86 BC), who …
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WU-T'AI, MOUNT — WadeGiles romanization Wu-t'ai Shan, Pinyin Wutai Shan mountain and mountain chain in northeast Shansi Province, China. The mountain chain is …
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WU-HU — Pinyin Wuhu city and river port in southeast Anhwei sheng (province), China. Wu-hu has long been a communication and strategic …
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WU-HSING — also called Hu-chou, Pinyin Wuxing, or Huzhou, city in northern Chekiang sheng (province), China. Wu-hsing is situated close to the …
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WU-HSI — Pinyin Wuxi city in southern Kiangsu sheng (province), China. Wu-hsi is situated along the Grand Canal at that waterway's junction …
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WU-HAN — Pinyin Wuhan fifth largest city of the People's Republic of China, in Hupeh Province, located at the confluence of the …
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WU-CHOU — formerly (191346) Ts'ang-wu, Pinyin Wuzhou, or Cangwu, city on the eastern border of the Kwangsi Chuang autonomous ch' (district), southern …
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WU-CH'ANG — Pinyin Wuchang industrial city and capital of Hupeh sheng (province), central China. Located on the south bank of the Yangtze …
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WU, CHIEN-SHIUNG — born May 29, 1912, Liuho, Kiangsu province, China died Feb. 16, 1997, New York, N.Y., U.S. Chinese-born American physicist who …
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WU CHING — Pinyin Wu Jing (Chinese: Five Classics), five ancient Chinese books whose prestige is so great that in the fourfold classification …
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WU SAN-KUEI — born 1612, Liaotung Province, China died Oct. 2, 1678, Hen-chou, Hunan Pinyin Wu Sangui Chinese general who invited the Manchus …
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WU HOU — born AD 625 died Dec. 16, 705 Pinyin Wu Hou (posthumous name, or shih), original name (WadeGiles romanization) Wu Chao, …
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HUPEH — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Hu-pei, (Pinyin) Hubei, sheng (province) lying in the heart of China and forming a part of the middle …
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