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維吾爾族

简维吾尔族 · 繁維吾爾族

Mandarin · pinyin Wéi wú ěr zú

Uyghur ethnic group

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吾: wú · i, my, our; resist, impede
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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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noun

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

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