烏 (wu1 | wu1 wu4) : crow; dark

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烏

wu1

wu1 wu4

[1] [n] crow; raven; rook
[2] [adj] black; dark (colour)
[3] [pron] what; how; when

Pinyin wu1 is standard reading; wu4 is used only in obscure compound 烏拉, a type of grass.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

烏 / 乌

Don't confuse with:
鳥

This word has been viewed 10219 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Nov 2014 03:46

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烏鴉 wu1 aa1 wu1 ya1 = crow; raven

烏雲 wu1 wan4 wu1 yun2 = black clouds

烏龍茶 wu1 lung4*2 caa4 wu1 long2 cha2 = Oolong tea, black dragon tea

烏蠅 wu1 jing4*1 wu1 ying2 = the fly 粵

拍烏蠅 paak3 wu1 jing4*1 = slack business 粵

烏魚 wu1 jyu4*2 wu1 yu2 = mullet

烏頭 wu1 tau4*2 wu1 tou2 = grey mullet (fish)

烏龜殼 wu1 gwai1 hok3 wu1 gui1 ke2 = tortoise-shell

烏煙 wu1 jin1 = black damp; blackdamp; chokedamp

烏頭魚 wu1 tau4 jyu4*2 = mullet; striped-mullet

首烏 sau2 wu1 = tuber fleeceflower root

烏龜 wu1 gwai1 wu1 gui1 = tortoise, turtle ; a cuckolded husband

烏冬麵 wu1 dung1 min6 = udon noodle

烏龍 wu1 lung4*2 wu1 long2 = Oolong tea; [Canto.] muddled, absent-minded

烏豆 wu1 dau6*2 = black beans

烏木 wu1 muk6 wu1 mu4 = ebony

烏卒卒 wu1 zeot1 zeot1 = dark

烏托邦 wu1 tok3 bong1 = [n] Utopia

烏茲別克 wu1 zi1 bit6 hak1 wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 = [n] Uzbekistan

烏低身 wu1 dai1 san1 = to lean forward

擺烏龍 baai2 wu1 lung4*2 = to make a mistake; accidentally score against one's own team 粵

烏賊 wu1 caak6 wu1 zei2 = cuttlefish

歪烏連 waai1 wu1 lin4*1 = loanword for "violin"

烏燈黑火 wu1 dang1 hak1 fo2 = in complete darkness 粵

烏 wu1 seu4 seu4 = a stupid person

吔吔烏 jaa4 jaa4 wu1 = poor quality; amateurish; inferior

烏當當 wu1 dong1 dong3 = dark; black 粵

烏垂垂 wu1 soe2 soe4 = muddle-headed 粵

烏黢黢 wu1 zeot1 zeot1 = dark; black 粵

烏龍王 wu1 lung4*2 wong4 = a simple soul; sb who makes stupid mistakes 粵

烏喱單刀 wu1 lei1 daan1 dou1 = in a complete mess, disorder, chaos, muddle 粵

烏喱馬扠 wu1 lei1 maa5 caa5 = messily written; illegible and sloppy 粵

烏雞 wu1 gai1 wu1 ji1 = black-skinned chicken; black mildew stains

烏雞湯 wu1 gai1 tong1 wu1 ji1 tang1 = black chicken soup; Ukrainian chicken soup

咖啡烏 go3 bi1 ou1 = Coffee (black) 粵

天下烏鴉一般黑 tin1 haa6 wu1 aa1 jat1 bun1 hak1 = all bad people in the world are equally black 粵

烏蠅拍 wu1 jing4*1 paak3 wu1 ying2 pai1 = flyswatter 粵

烏合之眾 wu1 hap6 zi1 zung3 wu1 he2 zhi1 zhong4 = the mob of people that gathered

烏啄啄 wu1 doeng1 doeng1 = entirely ignorant; muddle-headed 粵

烏龍球 wu1 lung4*2 kau4 wu1 long2 qiu2 = own goal

烏龍波 wu1 lung4*2 bo1 = own goal 粵

槍烏賊 coeng1 wu1 caak6 qiang1 wu1 zei2 = spear squid

打烏蠅 daa2 wu1 jing4*1 = to only arrest petty officials 粵

天下烏鴉一樣黑 tin1 haa6 wu1 aa1 jat1 joeng6 hak1 tian1 xia4 wu1 ya1 yi1 yang4 hei1 = evil people are bad the world over 粵

烏拉圭 wu1 laai1 gwai1 wu1 la1 gui1 = Uruguay

沙烏地阿拉伯 saa1 wu1 dei6 aa3 laai1 baak3 sha1 wu1 di4 a4 la1 bo2 = Saudi Arabia

烏克蘭 wu1 hak1 laan4 wu1 ke4 lan2 = Ukraine

烏茲別克斯坦 wu1 zi1 bit6 hak1 si1 taan2 wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3 = Uzbekistan

烏鴉嘴 wu1 aa1 zeoi2 wu1 ya1 zui3 = inauspicious remarks; jinx

烏拉爾 wu1 laai1 ji5 wu1 la1 er3 = Ural

烏拉爾山脈 wu1 laai1 ji5 saan1 mak6 wu1 la1 er3 shan1 mai4 = Ural Mountains

東烏珠穆沁旗 dung1 wu1 zyu1 muk6 sam3 kei4 dong1 wu1 zhu1 mu4 qin4 qi2 = Dongwuzhumuqin qi (place in Inner Mongolia)

類烏齊 leoi6 wu1 cai4 lei4 wu1 qi2 = Leiwuqi (place in Tibet)

尋烏 cam4 wu1 xun2 wu1 = Xunwu (place in Jiangxi)

烏冬 wu1 dung1 wu1 dong1 = Udon

烏搲 wu1 we2*5 = messy; untidy; dishevelled 粵

愛屋及烏 oi3 uk1 kap6 wu1 ai4 wu1 ji2 wu1 = love me, love my dog

烏龍指 wu1 lung4*2 zi2 wu1 long2 zhi3 = fat finger glitch (in causing massive stock price fluctuations)

烏魯木齊 wu1 lou5 muk6 cai4 wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 = Urumqi

烏煙瘴氣 wu1 jin1 zoeng3 hei3 wu1 yan1 zhang4 qi4 = pestilential; chaotic

Showing all 2 examples containing 烏

烏龍茶係茶嘅一種。粵
烏龍茶 is a type of tea.

扐開隻烏蠅。粵
Flick away the fly.

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