"Wuxi" meaning in English

See Wuxi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wuːˈʃiː/
enPR: wo͞oʹshēʹ 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 83 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Wu-hsi, Wuhsi (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /wuːˈʃiː/
enPR: wo͞oʹshēʹ 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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    "Wuxi",
    "Wuxi County"
  ],
  "word": "Wuxi"
}

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