吴楚 吳楚
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 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
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- 吴尊 吳尊 Wú Zūn ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ng4 zyun1 Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)
- 吴川 吳川 Wú chuān ㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ng4 cyun1 see 吴川市
- 吴广 吳廣 Wú Guǎng ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤˇ Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陈胜吴广起义
- 吴忠 吳忠 Wú zhōng ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ng4 zung1 see 吴忠市
- 吴旗 吳旗 Wú qí ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ng4 kei4 Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi
- 吴晗 吳晗 Wú Hán ㄨˊ ㄏㄢˊ ng4 ham4 Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution
- 吴桥 吳橋 Wú qiáo ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ng4 kiu4 see 吴桥县
- 吴江 吳江 Wú jiāng ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ng4 gong1 see 吴江区
- 吴淞 吳淞 Wú sōng ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄥ ng4 sung1 Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai
- 吴用 吳用 Wú Yòng ㄨˊ ㄩㄥˋ ng4 jung6 Wu Yong, character of 水浒传, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星
- 吴县 吳縣 Wú xiàn ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ng4 jyun6 Wu county in Jiangsu
- 吴兴 吳興 Wú xīng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ng4 hing3 see 吴兴区
- 吴语 吳語 Wú yǔ ㄨˊ ㄩˇ ng4 jyu5 Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)
- 吴起 吳起 Wú Qǐ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˇ ng4 hei2 Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吴子, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书
- 吴起 吳起 Wú qǐ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˇ ng4 hei2 see 吴起县
楚
- 清楚 qīng chu ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ cing1 co2 clear
- 巴楚 Bā chǔ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ baa1 co2 see 巴楚县
- 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
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- 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
- 楚楚 chǔ chǔ ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ co2 co2 neat
- 楚辞 楚辭 Chǔ cí ㄔㄨˇ ㄘˊ co2 ci4 Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚, collected in the Han dynasty 汉朝
- 楚雄 Chǔ xióng ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ co2 hung4 see 楚雄彝族自治州
- 痛楚 tòng chǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨˇ tung3 co2 pain
- 翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨˇ kiu4 co2 person of outstanding talent
- 苦楚 kǔ chǔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ fu2 co2 suffering
- 苌楚 萇楚 cháng chǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨˇ coeng4 co2 plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
- 酸楚 suān chǔ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄔㄨˇ syun1 co2 disconsolate
- 隽楚 雋楚 juàn chǔ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ zeon3 co2 outstanding
- 不清楚 bù qīng chu ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ bat1 cing1 co2 unclear
- 宋楚瑜 Sòng Chǔ yú ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄩˊ sung3 co2 jyu4 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 亲民党
- 巴楚县 巴楚縣 Bā chǔ Xiàn ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ baa1 co2 jyun6 Maralbexi, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市, Xinjiang
- 年楚河 Nián chǔ Hé ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄏㄜˊ nin4 co2 ho4 Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
- 楚怀王 楚懷王 Chǔ Huái wáng ㄔㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄨㄤˊ co2 waai4 wong4 King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)
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 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)