Cantonese words starting with N

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吳敬梓吴敬梓

Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Ru2 lin2 Wai4 shi3]

吳哥窟吴哥窟

Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia

吳哥城吴哥城

Ankorwat, Cambodia

Wu Gang, name of an actor

see 吳江區|吴江区[Wu2 jiang1 Qu1]

吳官正吴官正

Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

吳君如吴君如

Sandra Ng, name of an actress

Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)

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吳下阿蒙吴下阿蒙

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)

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

Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

吳起縣吴起县

Wuqi, a county in Yan'an City 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi

see 吳興區|吴兴区[Wu2 xing1 Qu1]

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吳興區吴兴区

Wuxing, a district of Huzhou City 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang

吳浩康吴浩康

Deep Ng, name of a singer

吳任臣吴任臣

Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋

吳仁寶吴仁宝

Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村[Hua2 xi1 Cun1], responsible for turning it into a modern rich community

Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council

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吾爾開希吾尔开希

Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989

吳彥祖吴彦祖

Daniel Wu, name of an actor

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吳玉章吴玉章

Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician

Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星[Zhi4 duo1 xing1]

Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)

吳宇森吴宇森

John Woo Yu-Sum, a Hong Kong film director

Wu county in Jiangsu

states of south China in different historical periods

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吳越春秋吴越春秋

History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔[Zhao4 Ye4], 10 extant scrolls

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吳越同舟吴越同舟

Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals; in the same boat together

Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi

吳旗縣吴旗县

Wuqi county, Shaanxi

see 吳橋縣|吴桥县[Wu2 qiao2 Xian4]

吳橋縣吴桥县

Wuqiao, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei

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吳亮星吴亮星

Ng Leung-sing, name of politician

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吳孟超吴孟超

Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders

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吳孟達吴孟达

Ng Man Tat, name of an actor

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吳牛見月吴牛见月

cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun

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吳儂嬌語吴侬娇语

see 吳儂軟語|吴侬软语[Wu2 nong2 ruan3 yu3]

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吳儂軟語吴侬软语

the soft and melodic Wu dialect

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吳三桂吴三桂

Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty

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吾生也有涯，而知也無涯吾生也有涯，而知也无涯

Life is short, learning is limitless

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吳市吹簫吴市吹箫

(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])

吳倩蓮吴倩莲

Jacklyn Wu, name of an actress

吳承恩吴承恩

Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai

flying squirrel

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吳頭楚尾吴头楚尾

lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; one thing starts where the other leaves off

吳天明吴天明

Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director

wutong (Firmiana platanifolia)