吴楚
吴楚吳楚 Wú Chǔ ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ ng4 co2
- southern states of Wu and Chu
- the middle and lower Yangtze valley
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吴
- 吴中吳中 Wú zhōng ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ng4 zung1 see 吳中區|吴中区[Wu2 zhong1 Qu1]
- 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 吳堡縣|吴堡县[Wu2 bu3 Xian4]
- 吴子吳子 Wú zǐ ㄨˊ ㄗˇ ng4 zi2 Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3]
- 吴尊吳尊 Wú Zūn ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ng4 zyun1 Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)
楚
- 清楚 qīng chu ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ cing1 co2 clear
- 巴楚 Bā chǔ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ baa1 co2 see 巴楚縣|巴楚县[Ba1 chu3 Xian4]
- 悲楚 bēi chǔ ㄅㄟ ㄔㄨˇ bei1 co2 sorrowful
- 凄楚悽楚 qī chǔ ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨˇ sad; wretched; miserable
- 棘楚 jí chǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄨˇ gik1 co2 thorny problem
- 楚国楚國 Chǔ guó ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ co2 gwok3 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
Idioms with these characters
- 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[Wu3 Zi3 xu1] exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
- 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 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
- 吴越同舟吳越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ng4 jyut6 tung4 zau1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
- 楚楚可怜楚楚可憐 chǔ chǔ kě lián ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ co2 co2 ho2 lin4 (idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
- 四面楚歌 sì miàn Chǔ gē ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄜ sei3 min6 co2 go1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
- 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
- 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˋ ㄔㄨˇ jat1 cing1 ji6 co2 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
- 朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄨˇ ciu4 ceon4 mou6 co2 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides