See Yu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"tags": [
"Japanese"
],
"word": "Yuu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Japanese"
],
"word": "Yū"
}
],
"word": "Yu"
}
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"English female given names",
"English lemmas",
"English male given names",
"English proper nouns",
"English terms borrowed from Mandarin",
"English terms derived from Mandarin",
"English uncountable nouns",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Terms with Mandarin translations"
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"intro": "Wikimedia Commons has media about",
"link": "Yu County, Shanxi",
"logo": "Commons-logo.svg",
"logolink": "commons:Category:Yu County, Shanxi",
"noitalic": ""
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "interproject-box"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "Yu County, Shanxi"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "commonscat"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "cmn",
"3": "-"
},
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"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
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"tr": "Yú"
},
"expansion": "盂 (Yú)",
"name": "zh-l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Mandarin 盂 (Yú).",
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{
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"expansion": "Yu",
"name": "en-proper noun"
}
],
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{
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"en:Places in China",
"en:Places in Shanxi, China"
],
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32,
38
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],
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"ref": "[2005 February 4, Hester Xu, Yan Zhang, “Fighting a Lonely Cause”, in Beijing Today [今日北京], number 192, →ISSN, →OCLC, 面孔 [miànkǒng, Face], page 9, column 3:",
"roman": "miànkǒng",
"text": "She went to Yangquan Village of Yuxian County in Shanxi Province. Having never been to such a remote and backward countryside area with its scenic views and fresh air, Kang joked with her colleagues that it was like being on a tourist trip.",
"translation": "Face",
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140,
146
]
],
"ref": "[2011, Warren Bruce Palmer, “The Modern Chinese Economy”, in Robert André LaFleur, editor, China, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 123:",
"text": "Banners and a portrait of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong adorn the front of this strange-looking freight train making its first run in Yuxian County, Shanxi Province.",
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}
],
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"A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China."
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"Yangquan",
"Yangquan#English"
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[
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],
[
"China",
"China#English"
]
]
}
],
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{
"enpr": "yü"
}
],
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "Yú",
"sense": "county",
"word": "盂"
}
],
"word": "Yu"
}
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