維吾爾族

简 维吾尔族 · 繁 維吾爾族
Mandarin · pinyin Wéi wú ěr zú

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  1. Uyghur ethnic group
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維
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吾
wú · i, my, our; resist, impede
爾
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族
zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
维
wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard
尔
ěr · you; that, those; final particle
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2–2–3–2 · Wei2 wu2 er3 zu2

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wai4 ng4 ji5 zuk6

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noun

  1. Uygur nationality (one of the officially recognised fifty-six nationalities of China)
  2. (~人) person of Uygur nationality; Uygur, Uyghur

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