five / 5

not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

to dance / to wield / to brandish

(bound form) house / (bound form) room

mistake / error / to miss / to harm / to delay / to neglect / mistakenly

to enclose / to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears) / to cover up (an affair) / contrary / to contradict

do not

fog / mist / CL: 場｜场, 陣｜阵

(bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

oh (expression of agreement or surprise) / (Cantonese) not

Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)

surname Wu

martial / military

Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc

(literary) Oh! / Ah!

surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods

surname Wu / also pr. [Wu2]

witch / wizard / shaman / also pr. [wu2]

to comprehend / to apprehend / to become aware

to plaster / trowel

you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical)

surname Wu

squad of five soldiers / to associate with / five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

to hate / to loathe / ashamed / to fear / to slander

surname Wu

(old) I; my

-plated / to plate

(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our

Lü Meng (178-219), general of the southern state of Wu

"Journey to the West", Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩｜吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, also called "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"

Eastern Wu (222-280) / the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權｜孙权

Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮

(onom.) for humming or whimpering

Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705

The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人｜吴趼人

7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

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

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)

affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means

Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)

abbr. for country names that begin with 烏｜乌: Ukraine 烏克蘭｜乌克兰, Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦｜乌兹别克斯坦 etc / surname Wu

crow / black

used in 烏拉｜乌拉 / used in 烏拉草｜乌拉草

Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书, written by Wu Qi 吳起｜吴起

not yet (Wu dialect)

surname Wu

(literary) no / don't / to not have / nobody

fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta

Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武｜孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书

stupid (Wu dialect)

overgrown with weeds

variant of 捂 / to cover

Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) / Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權｜孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms

flatter / to please

dirty / filthy / foul / corrupt / to smear / to defile / dirt / filth

(bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier / (literary) small castle; fort

name of a mountain

Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳｜吴 in the Three Kingdoms period

bare hill

small rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda

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

to meet (socially)

Sterculia platanifolia

surname Wu / ancient place name

tungsten (chemistry)

to play the xiao 簫｜箫 (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥, c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫｜吴市吹箫 / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫｜玉人吹箫 / (slang) fellatio / blowjob

Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)

Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty

to plaster / whitewash

King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發｜姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC

Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding

(literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged; disappointed / (literary) startled

Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬｜鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳｜东吴

Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區｜黄州区 of Huanggang city 黃岡｜黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义

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

Wu county in Jiangsu

the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公｜齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公｜晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王｜楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭｜吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐｜越王勾践

dig (a pond) / stagnant water

King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 the first Zhou dynasty king

Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義｜陈胜吴广起义

fig. with the connivance of both sides / fig. by mutual consent / cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰｜赤壁之战

King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周, son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王

Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王 who was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝 of ancient China

(lit.) village of three households / the Three Family Village, an essay column in a Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓｜邓拓, Wu Han 吳晗｜吴晗 and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙, criticized as anti-Party during the Cultural Revolution

variant of 污

(bound form) to rush about / to strive for

King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 闔閭｜阖闾

King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 闔廬｜阖庐

(Wu dialect) bum / wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing

sunlight / (Wu dialect) time of the day / moment

Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian 勾踐｜勾践 of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

Wu'an, county-level city in Handan 邯鄲｜邯郸, Hebei

a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子 may be pronounced as its synonym 色子, and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 兩｜两 "liahn") / to pronounce a word using such a reading / (Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) 音讀｜音读. For example, 山 has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)

duck

to accuse falsely

to awake from sleep

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

vase / jar

Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty

Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖