| 吳 | 574A10 40.81 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄨˊ [wu2] . [Pop.  ] | ||
| N. | (1) Name of anc. [wu2] kingdom in lower Yangtze area; esp. of [wu2] (222-277 A.D.) in the Three kingdoms period; 吳鹽 salt of fine quality produced in 淮 [huai2] valley; 吳牛喘月 a [wu2] cow shivering before the moon--undue fear before s.t. rarely seen. (2) a surname. | |||||
| Words | 1. 吳鉤 [wu2gou1], n., a decorative hook-shaped hanging. 2. 吳茱萸 [wu2zhu1yU2], n., a spice plant, Evodia rutaecarpa. 3. 吳儂 [wu2nong2], n., as in 吳儂軟語 the Shanghai soft dial. (esp. Soochow), known for using 儂 in place of 你 “you.” 4. 吳語 [wu2yU3], n., Shang-hai or Soochow dial. | |||||