a surname

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

foreign lands in general

Tang dynasty / China, Chinese, Sino- / foreign / baseless, bogus / abrupt, sudden

element in compounds, referring to things imported from China or from other foreign lands

the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE) / the 後唐 (Kōtō, “Later Tang”) (923-937 CE) / the 南唐 (Nantō, “Southern Tang”) (937–976 CE) / (dated) China in general

foreign lands in general / Short for 唐織り (karaori): silk fabrics imported from China; an exquisitely-embroidered woman's kimono; a costume made in the karaori style used in Noh theater