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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWu
/wuː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A major group of Chinese dialects spoken in Shanghai and the neighboring provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
"Wu is often considered one of the most mutually unintelligible Sinitic languages compared to Mandarin."
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An ancient Chinese state that existed during the Zhou dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
"The Kingdom of Wu played a crucial strategic role in the southern region of China during the third century."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Chinese geographic and historical designation 吳 (Wú), referring to an ancient state and the lower Yangtze region. In linguistics, it denotes one of the major Sinitic language groups spoken primarily in Shanghai and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wu" is said worldwide
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wu
Transliteration: wu
"Le wu est parlé par des millions de personnes dans la région de Shanghai."
Wu
Transliteration: Wu
"Wu ist eine der wichtigsten chinesischen Sprachfamilien."
wu
Transliteration: wu
"Il wu è una lingua parlata principalmente a Shanghai."
wu
Transliteration: wu
"El wu es un idioma sinítico hablado en el delta del río Yangtsé."
wu
Transliteration: wu
"O wu é uma das principais línguas faladas em Xangai."
वू
Transliteration: vu
Script: वू भाषा
"वू चीनी भाषा का एक प्रमुख समूह है।"
吴语
Transliteration: Wúyǔ
"吴语是汉语的一大分支。"
우어
Transliteration: U-eo
"우어는 중국 상하이 지역에서 주로 사용되는 언어이다."
呉語
Transliteration: Gogo
"呉語は中国の上海やその周辺で話される言語です。"
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