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the soft and melodic Wu dialect
Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)
Wuchuan, a county-level city in Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals / to collaborate towards a common end / in the same boat together
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surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods
states of south China in different historical periods / proverbially perpetual arch-enemies
Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi / old spelling of Wuqi 吳起|吴起
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
Wuqi county, Shaanxi / old spelling of 吳起縣|吴起县
Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市, Zhejiang
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off
Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004
Ankorwat, Cambodia
Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty
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
Wuzhong, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区
Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai
Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player
Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
Wubu County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
southern states of Wu and Chu / the middle and lower Yangtze valley
Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星
(Tw) tilapia
Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市, Zhejiang
Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子|吴子, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
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
Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾
Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村, responsible for turning it into a modern rich community
Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)
cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun
Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
Wubu County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director
Eastern Wu (222-280) / the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权
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)
Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史
Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义
History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔, 10 extant scrolls
Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor
Wuzhong, a district of Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市, Jiangsu
Wu county in Jiangsu
Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member
Wuqiao, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市, Hebei
Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC from 1900-1952) / Soochow University (Taipei, Taiwan since 1954)
Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起
Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, politburo member 1992-2012
Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution
Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet
Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀|二十年目睹之怪现状
Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
Sunwu, a county in Heihe City 黑河市, Heilongjiang
(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记)
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 / also called 吳王闔廬|吴王阖庐


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