wu

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 巫 (wū, “shaman”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Wu dialect, Shanghai dialect

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