Wu (traditional Chinese: 吳; simplified Chinese: 吴; pinyin: Wú) refers to a region in China centered on Lake Tai in Jiangnan (the region south of the Yangtze...
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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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Look up WU, Wu, wu, or wu- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wu may refer to: Wu (region) (吳; Wú), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of...
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especially south of the Yangtze River, which makes up the cultural region of Wu. The Wu languages are at times simply called Shanghainese, especially when...
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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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Wu (吳), also referred to as Huainan (淮南), Hongnong (弘農), Southern Wu (南吳), or Yang Wu (楊吳), was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms...
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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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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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Zhejiang (category Wu (region))
Kingdom of Wu. Despite the removal of their court from Kuaiji to Jianye (present-day Nanjing) and they continued development of the region and benefitted...
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The King of Wu or Prince of Wu was a title referring to Chinese rulers of the area originally controlled by the Gou Wu tribes around Wuxi on the lower...
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Jiangnan (redirect from Jiangnan region)
wealth in trade and very high human development. Most people of the region speak Wu Chinese dialects as their native languages. The name Jiangnan is the...
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Shanghai (category Wu (region))
the sea." Shanghai is officially abbreviated 沪 (Hù/wu) in Chinese, a contraction of 沪渎 (Hù Dú/wu-doq, "Harpoon Ditch"), a 4th- or 5th-century Jin name...
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Jiangzhe may refer to: Wu (region) or Jiangzhe (江浙), a region in the Jiangnan area Jiangzhe people, often synonymous with Wu Chinese-speaking people Jiangzhe...
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Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (born 3 July 1968) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She retired after marriage in 2007. Wu's acting career began as Johnnie To...
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Wu-Tang Forever is the second studio album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released June 3, 1997, by Loud and RCA Records in the United States...
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Emperor Wu of Han (156 – 29 March 87 BC), born Liu Che and courtesy name Tong, was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC. His reign...
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Michelle Wu (Chinese: 吳弭; born January 14, 1985) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, since 2021. The daughter of Taiwanese...
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Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released on November 9, 1993, by Loud Records and...
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known as "Wu Yue" ("Five Mountains") in Chinese Wu Yue (actor) (born 1976), Chinese male actor Wu Yue (actress) (born 1976), Chinese actress Wu Yue (swimmer)...
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GOH-on; Japanese pronunciation: [ɡo.oɴ] or [ɡoꜜoɴ], "sounds from the Wu region") are Japanese kanji readings based on the classical pronunciations of...
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Tongli (category Pages with Wu Chinese IPA)
120.7150000 Tongli, alternately Tong-Li (Chinese: 同里; pinyin: Tónglǐ; Wu: Don li, Wu Chinese pronunciation: [doŋ li]) is a town in Wujiang district, on the...
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Shanyue (category Wu (region))
family established a strong local government in Jiangdong. The Kingdom of Wu, founded by Sun Quan, launched numerous campaigns against the Shanyue, but...
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Han Chinese subgroups (section Wu-speaking groups)
them outside of Jiangnan region usually speak variants of Taihu Wu dialects. Wu Chinese is spoken chiefly in the Wu region. Jiangnanese people consist...
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Naomi Wu, also known as Sexy Cyborg (simplified Chinese: 机械妖姬; traditional Chinese: 機械妖姬; pinyin: Jīxiè Yāojī; lit. 'Machinery Enchantress'), is a Chinese...
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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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Lady Wu (died 202), personal name unknown, was a Chinese noble lady, aristocrat and posthumously honoured as Empress of Eastern Wu state. She was the...
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Wu-tang is a dance originating in Philadelphia before spreading throughout the surrounding region. The dance is normally performed to Jersey club music...
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the Eastern Han dynasty forced him to flee south to the Jiangdong (or Wu) region for shelter. In Jiangdong, Zhang Zhao became an adviser to the rising...
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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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