Wu (simplified Chinese: 吴语; traditional Chinese: 吳語; pinyin: Wúyǔ; Wugniu and IPA:6wu-gniu6 [ɦu˩.nʲy˦] (Shanghainese), 2ghou-gniu6 [ɦou˨.nʲy˧] (Suzhounese))...
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Wú is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Simplified Chinese 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is...
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Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and later in her...
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Constance Wu (Chinese: 吳恬敏; born March 22, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Jessica Huang in the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat...
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Xuanzhou Wu (Chinese: 宣州吳語; pinyin: Xuānzhōu Wúyǔ) is the western Wu Chinese language, spoken in and around Xuancheng, Anhui province. The language has...
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Wu Yi Fan (Chinese: 吴亦凡, pronounced [ǔ î fǎn]; born November 6, 1990), known professionally as Kris Wu, is a Chinese Canadian former rapper and convicted...
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"Di" (帝) is a title: this is the Chinese word which in imperial history of China means "emperor". The character "Wu" (武) literally means "martial" or...
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Chien-Shiung Wu (Chinese: 吳健雄; pinyin: Wú Jiànxióng; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Chien4-shiung2; May 31, 1912 – February 16, 1997) was a Chinese-American particle...
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Wu (Chinese: 吳; pinyin: Wú; Middle Chinese *ŋuo < Eastern Han Chinese: *ŋuɑ), known in historiography as Eastern Wu or Sun Wu, was a dynastic state of...
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The Wu Chinese people, also known as Wuyue people[citation needed] (simplified Chinese: 吴越人; traditional Chinese: 吳越人; pinyin: Wúyuè rén, Shanghainese:...
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Wu Jinyan (Chinese: 吴谨言, born August 16, 1990) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in television series Beauties at the Crossfire (2013)...
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Wu Chinese has four major schools of romanization. The most popular school, Common Wu Pinyin (通用吴语拼音), was developed by amateur language clubs and local...
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Mu (negative) (redirect from Wu (Chinese word))
the word 無, realized in Japanese and Korean as mu and in Standard Chinese as wu, meaning 'to lack' or 'without', is a key term in the vocabulary of...
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Wu Chinese (吴语; 吳語), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region Wuyue culture (吳越文化), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region Wu...
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Wu Jingheng (Chinese: 吳敬恆), commonly known by his courtesy name Wu Zhihui (Woo Chih-hui, Chinese: 吳稚暉; 1865–1953), also known as Wu Shi-Fee, was a Chinese...
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Wu (Chinese: 巫; pinyin: wū; Wade–Giles: wu) is a Chinese term translating to "shaman" or "sorcerer", originally the practitioners of Chinese shamanism...
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Wu Jianquan (Chinese: 吴鉴泉; pinyin: Wú Jiànquán; Wade–Giles: Wu Chien-ch‘üan; 1870–1942) was a famous teacher and founder of the neijia martial art of Wu-style...
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Nancy Wu (Chinese: 胡定欣) (born 9 September 1981) is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures. Wu won the TVB Anniversary Award...
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Emperor Wu of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋武帝; traditional Chinese: 晉武帝; pinyin: Jìn Wǔ Dì; Wade–Giles: Chin Wu-Ti; 236 – 16 May 290), personal name Sima...
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Harry Wu (Chinese: 吴弘达; pinyin: Wú Hóngdá; February 8, 1937 – April 26, 2016) was a Chinese-American human rights activist. Wu spent 19 years in Chinese labor...
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Wu Hu may refer to: Five Lakes (China) (Chinese: 五湖; pinyin: Wǔ Hú) Five Barbarians (Chinese: 五胡; pinyin: Wǔ Hú) Five Tiger Generals (Chinese: 五虎將; pinyin:...
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Wu (Chinese: 吳; pinyin: Wú) was a state during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period, outside the Zhou cultural sphere. It was also...
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Chinese (simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ; lit. 'Han language' or 中文; Zhōngwén; 'Chinese writing') is a group of languages...
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Wu Lei (simplified Chinese: 吴磊; traditional Chinese: 吳磊, born December 26, 1999), also known as Leo Wu, is a Chinese actor. He started appearing in commercials...
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Taihu Wu (吳語太湖片) or Northern Wu (北部吳語) is a Wu Chinese language spoken in much of the southern part of the province of Jiangsu, including Suzhou, Wuxi...
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Lo Wu (Chinese: 羅湖) is an area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China, specifically...
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The Chinese characters of Empress Wu, or the Zetian characters (Chinese: 則天文字; pinyin: Zétiān wénzì), are Chinese characters introduced by Empress Wu Zetian...
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Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Ch‘êng2-ên1; Jyutping: Ng4 Sing4 Jan1, c. 1500–1582...
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Alice Wu (Chinese: 伍思薇; born April 21, 1970) is an American film director and screenwriter, known for her films Saving Face (2004) and The Half of It...
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Jacky Wu (Chinese: 吳宗憲; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Chong-hiàn; born 26 September 1962) is a Taiwanese television show host, singer, and actor. He hosts numerous...
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