Wushi

See also: wūshī, wūshǐ, wúshì, wǔshī, wǔshí, wǔshì, wùshí, and wùshì

English

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of 烏什／乌什 (Wūshí).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: wo͞oʹshûʹ[1]
  • Hyphenation: Wu‧shi

Proper noun

Wushi

  1. Synonym of Uqturpan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • 2014, 李欣凭 [Li Xinping], 活力新疆 [Modern Xinjiang]‎[2], Beijing: China Intercontinental Press (五洲传播出版社), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 201:
      On February 5, 2005, an earthquake of the magnitude of 6.2 occurred in Wushi County; on July 20, 2007, an earthquake of the magnitude 5.7 happened in Tekesi County; on March 21, 2008, another earthquake of the magnitude of 7.3 occurred in Yutian—Celle... There were 36 earthquakes of over the magnitude of 5 from 2004 to 2009, but none of those seismic resistance houses had collapsed.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Wushi.

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References

  1. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Uch Turfan”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1973, column 1

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