"Wuxi" meaning in All languages combined

See Wuxi on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /wuːˈʃiː/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 無錫/无锡 (Wúxī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|無錫}} Mandarin 無錫/无锡 (Wúxī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wuxi
  1. A prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, in eastern China. Categories (place): Cities in Jiangsu, Places in China, Places in Jiangsu, Wuxi Synonyms: Wusih (english: Postal Romanization) Translations (a city of China): وُوشِي (wušī) [masculine] (Arabic), 無錫 (Chinese Cantonese), 无锡 (mou⁴ sek³) (Chinese Cantonese), 無錫 (Chinese Mandarin), 无锡 (Wúxī) (Chinese Mandarin), Vuhszi (Hungarian), 無錫 (Mushaku) (alt: むしゃく) (Japanese), 우시 (Usi) (Korean), Ву́сји (Vúsji) [neuter] (Macedonian), Уси́ (Usí) [masculine] (Russian), Vô Tích (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Wuxi-en-name-XjJuPxM6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English quotations with omitted translation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Wu-hsi, Wuhsi (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /wuːˈʃiː/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巫溪 (Wūxī). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Wuxi County}}, {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|巫溪}} Mandarin 巫溪 (Wūxī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wuxi
  1. A county of Chongqing, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China Synonyms: Wuki (english: Postal Romanization), Wu-ch'i (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (county in western China): 巫溪 (Wūxī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Wuxi-en-name-CT--HMsJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Wu-hsi, Wuhsi (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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