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巫

Mandarin · pinyin wū#

witch
wizard
shaman
also pr. wú

Mandarin · pinyin Wū#

surname Wu
also pr. Wú

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巫: wū · wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman

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shaman; witch; sorcerer; wizard
witch doctor
(chiefly Malaysia, Singapore) Malay; Melayu; relating to ethnic Malays
a surname

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