"Wuwei" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: wo͞oʹwāʹ Etymology: From Mandarin 武威 (Wǔwēi). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^武威}} Mandarin 武威 (Wǔwēi) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wuwei
  1. A prefecture-level city in Gansu, China. Categories (place): Cities in Gansu, Places in China, Places in Gansu Translations (prefecture-level city): 武威 (Wǔwēi) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Wuwei-en-name-sci7fVT6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

enPR: wo͞oʹwāʹ Etymology: From Mandarin 無為/无为 (Wúwéi). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^無為}} Mandarin 無為/无为 (Wúwéi) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wuwei
  1. A county-level city in Wuhu, Anhui, China Categories (place): Cities in Anhui, Places in Anhui, Places in China Translations (county-level city): 無為 (Chinese Mandarin), 无为 (Wúwéi) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Wuwei-en-name-hq1A80Q2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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