Definitions

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  • noun a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta

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Examples

  • This gives Zhuangzi's Daoism less of the primitive thrust of the Daode Jing (the term wu-wei virtually disappears in the inner chapters).

    Taoism Hansen, Chad 2007

  • Anything that we cannot see is expressed by the Chinese word wu pronounced woo.

    Tao I Dr. 2010

  • Anything that we cannot see is expressed by the Chinese word wu pronounced woo.

    Tao I Dr. 2010

  • Wei Ying-wu is probably addressing the daughter of some dead friend whom he has brought up in his own family, or she may be a poor relation on his mother's side, but that she is not his own daughter is clear from the fact that her clan name differs from his, which is Wei.

    Fir-Flower Tablets: Poems Translated From the Chinese 1921

  • A great Chinese sage from my heritage, Lao Tzu, promoted a practice called wu wei, which means effortless being and doing.

    Dr. Maoshing Ni: How to Achieve Longevity in Your Busy Life Right Now 2010

  • Both the pitcher and batter start in the state that precedes Tai Chi called wu chi.

    Levi Ben-Shmuel: The Tao of the Fall Classic: What Baseball Can Teach Us About Living Levi Ben-Shmuel 2010

  • In addition to DHT-inhibiting saw palmetto, Nu Hair by Shen Min contains fo-ti, also known as he shou wu, which is prescribed widely in Chinese traditional medicine to combat premature aging and graying hair.

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

  • In addition to DHT-inhibiting saw palmetto, Nu Hair by Shen Min contains fo-ti, also known as he shou wu, which is prescribed widely in Chinese traditional medicine to combat premature aging and graying hair.

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

  • Tilapia are known as wu guo yu in Taiwan and are a farmed fish.

    Archive 2006-08-01 Michael Turton 2006

  • Tilapia are known as wu guo yu in Taiwan and are a farmed fish.

    Aug 5 Meet-up and Hanging out with the Anthro Guy II Michael Turton 2006

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