吴语 — meaning in English
Wú yǔ
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English meaning
- Wu name A group of closely related Chinese language varieties spoken around the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghainese; the second most widely spoken Chinese language family after Mandarin.
Senses
吴语 is used for these senses in English:
- Wu (historic) The kingdom ruled by the Ji family from Wuxi and then Suzhou during the Spring and Autumn period of China's Zhou dynasty.
Wu — full definition
- name A group of closely related Chinese language varieties spoken around the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghainese; the second most widely spoken Chinese language family after Mandarin.
- name A common Chinese surname.
- noun A shaman in traditional Chinese religion.