Usage of the character 吾
Wú
吾
[吾]
- surname Wu
wú
吾
[吾]
- (old) I; my
wúbèi
吾辈
[吾輩]
- (literary) we
- us
zhīwu
支吾
[支吾]
- to respond evasively or vaguely
- to elude
- to stall
wúrén
吾人
[吾人]
- (literary) we
- us
zhīwú
支吾
[支吾]
- to resist
- to deal with
wúděng
吾等
[吾等]
- (literary) we
- us
Yīwú
伊吾
[伊吾]
- Yiwu County in Hami 哈密市 ( Hāmì Shì), Xinjiang
Yīwúxiàn
伊吾县
[伊吾縣]
- Yiwu County in Hami 哈密市 ( Hāmì Shì), Xinjiang
Wéiwú'ěr
维吾尔
[維吾爾]
- Uighur ethnic group of Xinjiang
zhíjīnwú
执金吾
[執金吾]
- (Han dynasty) official in command of an army responsible for maintaining law and order in the capital
Wú'ěrkāixī
吾尔开希
[吾爾開希]
- Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
Wéiwú'ěrzú
维吾尔族
[維吾爾族]
- Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang
zhīzhīwúwú
支支吾吾
[支支吾吾]
- to hem and haw
- to stall
- to stammer
- to mumble
- to falter
zhīwúqící
支吾其词
[支吾其詞]
- (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
- evasive
Gōngqí Wúlǎng
宫崎吾朗
[宮崎吾朗]
- Miyazaki Gorō (1967-), Japanese film director
Wéiwú'ěrrén
维吾尔人
[維吾爾人]
- Uighur person or people
Wéiwú'ěryǔ
维吾尔语
[維吾爾語]
- Uighur language
tiānyòuwúrénjīyè
天佑吾人基业
[天佑吾人基業]
- annuit coeptis
Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū
新疆维吾尔自治区
[新疆維吾爾自治區]
- Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, abbr. 新 ( Xīn), capital Urumqi or Ürümqi 烏魯木齊／乌鲁木齐 ( Wūlǔmùqí)
Shìjiè Wéiwú'ěr Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
世界维吾尔代表大会
[世界維吾爾代表大會]
- World Uighur Congress
lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo
老吾老，以及人之老
[老吾老，以及人之老]
- to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu
幼吾幼，以及人之幼
[幼吾幼，以及人之幼]
- to care for other's children as one's own
wúshēngyěyǒuyá,érzhīyěwúyá
吾生也有涯，而知也无涯
[吾生也有涯，而知也無涯]
- Life is short, learning is limitless
- Ars longa, vita brevis
lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo,yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼
[老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼]
- to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own