See also: wūhū, Wu-hu, and Wǔhú

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Borrowed from Mandarin 蕪湖芜湖 (Wúhú).

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Wuhu

  1. A prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui, China.
    • 1973 June 17, “Attempt on Maoist leader in Shanghai”, in Free China Weekly[1], volume XIV, number 23, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
      The report said the investigation has extended to Wuhu, in Anhwei Province, and Hangchow in Chekiang Province.
    • 2022 April 19, Chris Buckley, “China’s Covid shutdowns go far beyond Shanghai.”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-04-19, World‎[3]:
      Inhabitants of the urban districts of Wuhu in Anhui Province awoke on Sunday morning to official orders to stay at home and get tested — daily — until the government decides that it has stamped out cases of the Omicron variant, which is straining China’s “zero Covid” policy to its limits.
      The Wuhu government said it took the drastic step after one school student tested positive. Despite the stay-at-home command, many in Wuhu rushed out to stock up on food before the restrictions took full force, videos and pictures online show.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Wuhu.

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