Wushi

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

English

Alternative forms

• Wu-shih (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Wushi

1. Synonym of Uqturpan.
   • 2014, 李欣凭, 活力新疆‎^[1], 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.

Translations

Uqturpan — see Uqturpan

Anagrams

• Wu-hsi, Wuhsi, Wusih