Wuwei

See also: wúwéi, wúwèi, and wǔwèi

English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 武威 (Wǔwēi).

Proper noun

Wuwei

  1. A prefecture-level city in Gansu, China.
    • 1945 June, Lowdermilk, Walter C., “China Fights Erosion with U. S. Aid”, in National Geographic Magazine, volume LXXXVII, number 6, Washington, D.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 663, column 2:
      Now this old-new part of China is having a boom. Building is going on apace in the cities of Wuwei, Changyeh, and Kiuchuan of the Corridor.
    • 2016, Porter, Bill, The Silk Road: Taking the Bus to Pakistan, Counterpoint, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172:
      But halfway back, he learned that there had been a change in dynasties and decided he would be better off staying where he was. And so Lu Kuang set up his own Silk Road kingdom at Wuwei in the middle of the Kansu Corridor.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 無為无为 (Wúwéi).

Proper noun

Wuwei

  1. A county-level city in Wuhu, Anhui, China
Translations
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.