吴 tūn wú

name of warring state; surname

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DEFINITIONS

吴 wú
  • surname Wu
  • area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
  • name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

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吴镇宇 wú zhèn yǔ Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor
吴三桂 wú sān guì Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
吴下阿蒙 wú xià ā méng General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
吴中 wú zhōng Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
吴中区 wú zhōng qū Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
吴仁宝 wú rén bǎo Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村[Hua2 xi1 Cun1], responsible for turning it into a modern rich community
吴任臣 wú rèn chén Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋
吴作栋 wú zuò dòng Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004
吴仪 wú yí Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
吴侬娇语 wú nóng jiāo yǔ pleasant-sounding Wu dialect; also written 吳儂軟語|吴侬软语[Wu2 nong2 ruan3 yu3]
吴侬软语 wú nóng ruǎn yǔ pleasant-sounding Wu dialect
吴哥城 wú gē chéng Ankorwat, Cambodia
吴哥窟 wú gē kū Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
吴嘉经 wú jiā jīng Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet
吴国 wú guó Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
吴堡 wú bǔ Wubu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
吴堡县 wú bǔ xiàn Wubu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
吴天明 wú tiān míng Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
吴子 wú zǐ Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3]
吴孟超 wú mèng chāo Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders
吴官正 wú guān zhèng Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
吴尊 wú zūn Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)
吴川 wú chuān Wuchuan county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
吴川市 wú chuān shì Wuchuan county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
吴市吹箫 wú shì chuī xiāo to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
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