Sūn Wǔ
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Sūn Wǔ zǐ
Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]
also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]
rèn wu
mission
assignment
task
duty
role
CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
yán wu
to delay
to be held up
to miss (an opportunity)
delay
holdup
dān wu
to delay
to hold up
to waste time
to interfere with
Sūn Quán
Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period
tè wu
special assignment (military)
special agent
operative
spy
Sūn zǐ
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
guài wu
monster
freak
eccentric person
zhī wu
to respond evasively or vaguely
to elude
to stall
Dōng Wú
Eastern Wu (222-280)
the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权
Sūn zǐ Bīng Fǎ
”Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sūn zǐ]
Wú guó
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
dà nào tiān gōng
Monkey wreaks havoc in heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Sūn Jiān
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
Sūn wú
Sunwu county in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
Sūn Bìn bīng fǎ
the Art of War by Sun Wu 孫武|孙武
also written 孫子兵法|孙子兵法
Wǔ jīng Qī Shū
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Lìu Tāo], “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Sī mǎ Fǎ], ”Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng Fǎ], “Wu-zi” 吳子|吴子[Wú zǐ], “Wei Liao-zi” 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wèi Liáo zi], ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí gōng Sān Lüè] and ”Duke Li of Wei answering Emperor Taizong of Tang” 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn Dùi]
tè bié rèn wu lián
Special Duties Unit, Hong Kong special police
Wú niú jiàn yuè
cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun
wǎng lù tè wu
Internet troll (agent provocateur on forums etc)
dān wu
variant of 耽誤|耽误[dan1 wu5]
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