吴忠 吳忠

吴 吳

• 吴中 吳中 Wú zhōng ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ng4 zung1 see 吴中区
• 吴仪 吳儀 Wú Yí ㄨˊ ㄧˊ ng4 ji4 Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
• 吴国 吳國 Wú guó ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ng4 gwok3 Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)
• 吴堡 吳堡 Wú bǔ ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˇ ng4 bou2 see 吴堡县
• 吴子 吳子 Wú zǐ ㄨˊ ㄗˇ ng4 zi2 Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, written by Wu Qi 吴起

忠

• 忠实 忠實 zhōng shí ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕˊ zung1 sat6 faithful
• 忠心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 good faith
• 忠于 忠於 zhōng yú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩˊ zung1 jyu1 to be loyal to
• 忠诚 忠誠 zhōng chéng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ zung1 sing4 devoted
• 忠贞 忠貞 zhōng zhēn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄣ zung1 zing1 loyal and dependable

• 吴市吹箫 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1 (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记)
• 吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ng4 tau4 co2 mei5 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
• 吴下阿蒙 吳下阿蒙 Wú xià ā Méng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄚ ㄇㄥˊ ng4 haa6 aa3 mung4 General Lü Meng 吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

• 赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cek3 daam2 zung1 sam1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
• 大奸似忠 大姦似忠 dà jiān sì zhōng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄙˋ ㄓㄨㄥ daai6 gaan1 ci5 zung1 the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
• 忠君爱国 忠君愛國 zhōng jūn ài guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwan1 oi3 gwok3 (idiom) to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country