rèn wu
mission
assignment
task
duty
role
CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
Wú
surname Wu
area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
name of states in Southern China at different historical periods
yán wu
to delay
to be held up
to miss (an opportunity)
delay
holdup
Hóng Wǔ
Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti , reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 硃元璋|朱元璋[Zhū Yuán zhāng] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, Temple name明太祖[Míng Tài zǔ]
Wǔ Zé tiān
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
dān wu
to delay
to hold up
to waste time
to interfere with
Wú Zūn
Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)
Zhèng Dé
Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[Zhù Hòu zhào] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, Temple name 明武宗[Míng Wǔ zōng]
wū shān
Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges
Shén nǚ
The Goddess, 1934 silent film about a Shanghai prostitute, directed by 吳永剛|吴永刚[Wú Yǒng gāng]
Wū
abbr. for Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2]
surname Wu
Sān Xiá
Three Gorges on the Changjiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qū táng Xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wū Xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xī líng Xiá]
Sūn Quán
Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period
Xī Shī
Xi Shi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践 as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
tè wu
special assignment (military)
special agent
operative
spy
Dí Rén jié
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
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]
Zhōu Yú
Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff
in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang
Wū
surname Wu
ancient place name
Wú Bāng guó
Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, polituro member from 2002
Wǔ ān
Wu'an county level city in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
Wū
surname Wu
also pr. [Wu2]
guài wu
monster
freak
eccentric person
nóng
you (Wu dialect)
I, me (classical)
Shuāng
Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)
Wú Jiàn háo
Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member
Wǔ Sōng
Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan po 梁山泊 in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, whose exploits including killing a tiger with his bare hands
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
Wú yǔ
Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)
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]
guó xīn bàn
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
abbr. for 國務院新聞辦公室|国务院新闻办公室[Gúo wù yuàn Xīn wén Bàn gōng shì]
Hàn Wǔ dì
Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
Shī Jīng
Shi Jing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wǔ Jīng]
wǔ wǔ
50-50
equal (share, partnership etc)
Xī yóu jì
Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
fēng shén bǎng
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
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
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