# 烏魯木齊
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

| | | phonetic | phonetic | phonetic | phonetic |
| trad. (烏魯木齊) | trad. (烏魯木齊) | 烏 | 魯 | 木 | 齊 |
| simp. (乌鲁木齐) | simp. (乌鲁木齐) | 乌 | 鲁 | 木 | 齐 |
| alternative forms | alternative forms | 烏嚕木齊／乌噜木齐 | 烏嚕木齊／乌噜木齐 | 烏嚕木齊／乌噜木齐 | 烏嚕木齊／乌噜木齐 |
* 烏魯木齊 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 烏魯木齊 (Cantonese)
* 烏魯木齊 (Classical)
* Ürümchi-sṳ (Hakka)
* Ürümqi Chhī (Southern Min)
* 烏魯木齊 (Wu)
Borrowed from Manchu ᡠᡵᡠᠮᠴᡳ (urumci), from Written Oirat ᡇᠷᡇᡏᡔᡅ (urumci), from Chagatai اورُمجی (ūrumǧī /⁠ürümči⁠/).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Wūlǔmùqí
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wu$^1$ lou$^5$ muk$^6$ cai$^4$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ou$^1$ lou$^3$ borh$^7$ ze$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): O͘-ló͘-bo̍k-chê
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlǔmùqí
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Wulǔmùcí
*** Wade–Giles: Wu$^1$-lu$^3$-mu$^4$-chʻi$^2$
*** Yale: Wū-lǔ-mù-chí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Uluumuhchyi
*** Palladius: Улумуци (Ulumuci)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wu$^1$ lou$^5$ muk$^6$ cai$^4$
*** Yale: wū lóuh muhk chàih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wu$^1$ lou$^5$ muk$^9$ tsai$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wu$^1$ lou$^5$ mug$^6$ cei$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ mʊk̚² t͡sʰɐi̯²¹/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ou$^1$ lou$^3$ borh$^7$ ze$^2$ [Phonetic: ou$^5$ lou$^5$ borh$^6$ ze$^2$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: O-lô-bo̤̍h-cá̤
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔu⁵³³⁻²¹ lɔu⁴⁵³⁻²¹ pɒʔ⁴⁻¹ t͡se¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ou$^1$ lou$^3$ borh$^7$ ze$^2$ [Phonetic: ou$^5$ lou$^5$ borh$^6$ ze$^2$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔu⁵³³⁻²¹ lɔu³³²⁻²¹ pɒʔ²⁴⁻² t͡se¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O͘-ló͘-bo̍k-chê
*** Tâi-lô: Oo-lóo-bo̍k-tsê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: olofbogzee
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡se²⁴/

#### Proper noun

烏魯木齊
* (～市) Ürümqi (a prefecture-level city, the capital of Xinjiang, China)
    From: 1989, China City Flowers (中国城市市花) p.88 & 89 →ISBN
    1985 nián 9 yuè 11 rì, Wūlǔmùqí Shì réndà chángwěihuì dì 9 jiè 18 cì huìyì shàng, jiāng méigui dìng wéi shì huā, tóngshí dìng dà yè yú wèi shì shù. [Pinyin]
    On September 11th, 1985, Rugosa rose was chosen as Wlumuqi's city flower at the 18th Session of the Standing Committee of the 9th MPC of Wulumuqi, and the elm tree as Wulumuqi's city tree.
* (～縣) Ürümqi (a county of Ürümqi city, Xinjiang, China)

##### Synonyms

* 烏市／乌市 (Wūshì)
* (old name) 迪化 (Díhuà)

##### Descendants

* → English: Wulumuchi, Wu-lu-mu-ch'i, Wulumuqi

### Etymology 2

| | | phonetic | phonetic | phonetic | phonetic |
| trad. (烏魯木齊) | trad. (烏魯木齊) | 烏 | 魯 | 木 | 齊 |
| simp. (乌鲁木齐) | simp. (乌鲁木齐) | 乌 | 鲁 | 木 | 齐 |
| alternative forms | alternative forms | 烏漉木製／乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟／乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊／乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債／乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債／乌鲁沐债烏漉木製／乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟／乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊／乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債／乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債／乌鲁沐债 烏漉沐漬／乌漉沐渍 | 烏漉木製／乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟／乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊／乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債／乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債／乌鲁沐债烏漉木製／乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟／乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊／乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債／乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債／乌鲁沐债 烏漉沐漬／乌漉沐渍 | 烏漉木製／乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟／乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊／乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債／乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債／乌鲁沐债烏漉木製／乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟／乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊／乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債／乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債／乌鲁沐债 烏漉沐漬／乌漉沐渍 | 烏漉木製／乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟／乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊／乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債／乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債／乌鲁沐债烏漉木製／乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟／乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊／乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債／乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債／乌鲁沐债 烏漉沐漬／乌漉沐渍 |
Unclear. Here are a few possibilities:
* 烏魯木齊: Since the Min Nan area and Ürümqi are very far apart, if someone claims to be from or went to Ürümqi, they are speaking nonsense.
* 烏漉木製: There is a type of wood called 烏漉木, which is of very bad quality. If furniture is made from it, it is made carelessly.
* 烏櫓莫濟: From 烏 (“to not have”) + 櫓 (“scull”) + 莫 (“do not”) + 濟 (“to cross a river”), literally "to not have a scull to cross a river", used figuratively to mean "to not have the main thing to do the job; to be careless".

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): o͘-ló͘-bo̍k-chè / o͘-ló͘-bo̍k-chê / o͘-ló͘-bo̍k-chôe
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘-ló͘-bo̍k-chè
*** Tâi-lô: oo-lóo-bo̍k-tsè
*** Phofsit Daibuun: olofbogzex
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se¹¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘-ló͘-bo̍k-chê
*** Tâi-lô: oo-lóo-bo̍k-tsê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: olofbogzee
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡se²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘-ló͘-bo̍k-chôe
*** Tâi-lô: oo-lóo-bo̍k-tsuê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: olofbogzoee
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sue²⁴/

#### Idiom

烏魯木齊
* (Southern Min) to be careless; to be in a mess; to talk nonsense

### References

* “烏魯木齊”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* 大郎頭 (Da Lang) (2013 July 29) “【台語原來是這樣】 烏魯木齊”, in 自由時報 (Liberty Times Net)‎
* 黃恬昕 (2012 June 25) “「烏櫓莫濟」比下北京話”, in 自由時報 (Liberty Times Net)‎

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 烏 | 魯 | 木 | 齊 |
| う Jinmeiyō | る Jinmeiyō | む Grade: 1 | ち Jinmeiyō |
| irregular ||||
For pronunciation and definitions of 烏魯木齊 – see the following entry. :
| 【烏魯木斉ウルムチ】 | [proper noun] Ürümqi (a prefecture-level city, the capital of Xinjiang, China) |
(This term, 烏魯木齊, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 烏 | 魯 | 木 | 齊 |

### Proper noun

烏魯木齊 • (oromokje) (hangeul 오로목제)
* hanja form of 오로목제 (“Ürümqi”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 烏 | 魯 | 木 | 齊 |

### Proper noun

烏魯木齊
* chữ Hán form of Ô Lỗ Mộc Tề (“Ürümqi”).