烏 / 乌: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (Wiktionary)

character, literary
An interrogative pronoun with a variety of meanings, including "how", "why", "where", etc.
character
crow; raven; rook
character, Hakka, Min, in-compounds, literary
black; dark
- 烏雲
  乌云
  wū yún
  dark cloud
- 烏油油
  乌油油
  wū yóu yóu
  glossy black
- 嘴唇發烏
  嘴唇发乌
  zuǐ chún fā wū
  one's lips turn black
character
a surname
character, literary
to dye black
character, metonymically, obsolete
sun
- 兔走烏飛
  兔走乌飞
  tù zǒu wū fēi
  time passes quickly (literally, “the rabbit [of the moon] runs and the crow [of the sun] flies”)

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)

Definitions (CC-CANTO)

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

Definitions (Wiktionary)

character, literary
An interrogative pronoun with a variety of meanings, including "how", "why", "where", etc.
character
crow; raven; rook
character, Hakka, Min, in-compounds, literary
black; dark
- 烏雲
  乌云
  wū yún
  dark cloud
- 烏油油
  乌油油
  wū yóu yóu
  glossy black
- 嘴唇發烏
  嘴唇发乌
  zuǐ chún fā wū
  one's lips turn black
character
a surname
character, literary
to dye black
character, metonymically, obsolete
sun
- 兔走烏飛
  兔走乌飞
  tù zǒu wū fēi
  time passes quickly (literally, “the rabbit [of the moon] runs and the crow [of the sun] flies”)

Definitions (Unihan)

Definitions (HSK3.0)

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
空中有一大片乌云。
空中有一大片烏雲。
kōng zhōng yǒu yī dà piàn wū yún 。
- There is a mass of dark clouds in the sky.
Mandarin
野兔被乌龟抛了在后头。
野兔被烏龜拋了在後頭。
yě tù bèi wū guī pāo le zài hòu tóu 。
- The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.
- The hare was overtaken by the tortoise.
Mandarin
乌云逐渐布满了整个天空。
烏雲逐漸佈滿了整個天空。
wū yún zhú jiàn bù mǎn le zhěng gè tiān kōng 。
- The sky has gradually clouded over.
Mandarin
爱屋及乌。
愛屋及烏。
ài wū jí wū 。
- Love me, love my dog.
Mandarin
我的妻子是乌鲁木齐人。
我的妻子是烏魯木齊人。
wǒ de qī zǐ shì wū lǔ mù qí rén 。
- My wife is a native of Ürümqi.

Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)

Cantonese
个天花板上面有只乌蝇。
個天花板上面有隻烏蠅。
go3 tin1 faa1 baan2 soeng6 min6 jau5 zek3 wu1 jing1 。
- There is a fly on the ceiling.
- There's a fly on the ceiling.
Cantonese
你块面乌卒卒噉嘅，去完煤矿嚟呀？
你塊面烏卒卒噉嘅，去完煤礦嚟呀？
nei5 faai3 min6 wu1 zeot1 zeot1 gam2 ge3 ， heoi3 jyun4 mui4 kwong3 lai4 aa3 ？
- Your face is black. Did you come from a coal mine?
Cantonese
基辅系乌克兰嘅首都。
基輔係烏克蘭嘅首都。
gei1 fu6 hai6 wu1 hak1 laan4 ge3 sau2 dou1 。
- Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.
Cantonese
乌龟冇牙。
烏龜冇牙。
wu1 gwai1 mou5 ngaa4 。
- Turtles don't have teeth.

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
兔仔以为乌龟一定追唔到佢，于是喺树下面瞓觉。
兔仔以為烏龜一定追唔到佢，於是喺樹下面瞓覺。
tou3 zai2 ji5 wai4 wu1 gwai1 jat1 ding6 zeoi1 m4 dou2 keoi5, jyu1 si6 hai2 syu6 haa6 bin6 fan3 gaau3.
- The rabbit thinks the tortoise will surely come nowhere close to him, so he takes a nap under a tree.
Cantonese
乌灯黑火边做到功课啊？开灯啦。
烏燈黑火邊做到功課啊？開燈啦。
wu1 dang1 hak1 fo2 bin1 zou6 dou2 gung1 fo3 aa3? hoi1 dang1 laa1.
- How can you do homework in darkness? Light up.
Cantonese
咁多乌蝇，揾个罩罩住啲蛋糕啦！
咁多烏蠅，揾個罩罩住啲蛋糕啦！
gam3 do1 wu1 jing1, wan2 go3 zaau3 zaau3 zyu6 di1 daan6 gou1 laa1.
- There are so many flies. Put a fly tent over the cakes!
Cantonese
坟场度有一群乌鸦。
墳場度有一群烏鴉。
fan4 coeng4 dou6 jau5 jat1 kwan4 wu1 aa1.
- There is a group of crows in the cemetery.
Cantonese
啲人话乌鸦唔好意头。
啲人話烏鴉唔好意頭。
di1 jan4 waa6 wu1 aa1 m4 hou2 ji3 tau4.
- People said crow brings bad luck.

Examples (Wiktionary)

烏 [乌]