五世 wǔ shì ㄨˇ ㄕˋ ng5 sai3
- the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
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- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ng5 sing1 kap1 five-star (hotel)
- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 multicolored
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- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 五一 wǔ yī ㄨˇ ㄧ ng5 jat1 5-1 (May 1st)
- 五七 wǔ qī ㄨˇ ㄑㄧ ng5 cat1 memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
- 五五 wǔ wǔ ㄨˇ ㄨˇ ng5 ng5 50-50
- 五代 Wǔ dài ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ng5 doi6 Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
- 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún ㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ng5 leon4 the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
- 五刑 wǔ xíng ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ng5 jing4 imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宫, execution 大辟
- 五加 wǔ jiā ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ng5 gaa1 Acanthopanax gracilistylus
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 五卅 wǔ sà ㄨˇ ㄙㄚˋ ng5 saa1 abbr. for 五卅运动, The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
- 五原 Wǔ yuán ㄨˇ ㄩㄢˊ ng5 jyun4 see 五原县
- 五味 wǔ wèi ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ng5 mei6 the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 咸
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 五官 wǔ guān ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ng5 gun1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
- 五寨 Wǔ zhài ㄨˇ ㄓㄞˋ ng5 zaai6 see 五寨县
世
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 世代 shì dài ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ sai3 doi6 for many generations
- 世故 shì gu ㄕˋ ˙ㄍㄨ sai3 gu3 sophisticated
- 世界 shì jiè ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ sai3 gaai3 world
- 世纪 世紀 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ sai3 gei2 century
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- 世袭 世襲 shì xí ㄕˋ ㄒㄧˊ sai3 zaap6 succession
- 世间 世間 shì jiān ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢ sai3 gaan1 world
- 入世 rù shì ㄖㄨˋ ㄕˋ jap6 sai3 to engage with secular society
- 去世 qù shì ㄑㄩˋ ㄕˋ heoi3 sai3 to pass away
- 问世 問世 wèn shì ㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ man6 sai3 to be published
- 在世 zài shì ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˋ zoi6 sai3 to be alive
- 逝世 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai6 sai3 to pass away
- 过世 過世 guò shì ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ gwo3 sai3 to die
- 世界杯 Shì jiè bēi ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄟ sai3 gaai3 bui1 World Cup
- 世界级 世界級 shì jiè jí ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˊ sai3 gaai3 kap1 world-class
- 全世界 quán shì jiè ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ cyun4 sai3 gaai3 worldwide
- 举世无双 舉世無雙 jǔ shì wú shuāng ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄤ geoi2 sai3 mou4 soeng1 unrivaled (idiom); world number one
- 举世瞩目 舉世矚目 jǔ shì zhǔ mù ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ geoi2 sai3 zuk1 muk6 to receive worldwide attention
- 举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 world-famous (idiom)
- 一世 yī shì ㄧ ㄕˋ jat1 sai3 generation
Idioms with these characters
- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 目迷五色 mù mí wǔ sè ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ muk6 mai4 ng5 sik1 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
- 人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ jan4 ng5 jan4 luk6 (idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨˇ ㄕㄣ saam1 ling6 ng5 san1 to order again and again (idiom)
- 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4 in groups of three or four (idiom)
- 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè ㄙˋ ㄈㄣ ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ sei3 fan1 ng5 lit6 (idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens
- 五彩缤纷 五彩繽紛 wǔ cǎi bīn fēn ㄨˇ ㄘㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄈㄣ ng5 coi2 ban1 fan1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
- 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˊ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 gwong1 sap6 sik1 (idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
- 避世绝俗 避世絕俗 bì shì jué sú ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨˊ bei6 sai3 zyut6 zuk6 (idiom) to withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3 (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
- 才华盖世 才華蓋世 cái huá gài shì ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ coi4 waa4 goi3 sai3 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
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- 公之于世 公之於世 gōng zhī yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 sai3 (idiom) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
- 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zyu1 jyu1 sai3 to announce to the world (idiom)
- 孤独于世 孤獨於世 gū dú yú shì ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gu1 duk6 jyu1 sai3 alone in the world (idiom)
- 横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì ㄏㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ waang4 hung1 ceot1 sai3 (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
- 华佗再世 華佗再世 Huà Tuó zài shì ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˋ lit. a reincarnation of Hua Tuo, the legendary physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (idiom)
- 混世魔王 hùn shì mó wáng ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄨㄤˊ wan6 sai3 mo1 wong4 devil incarnate (idiom)
- 绝世佳人 絕世佳人 jué shì jiā rén ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ zyut6 sai3 gaai1 jan4 a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
Example sentences
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明代 十五 世纪 世紀 初 紫禁城 是 北京 的 中心 。
In the Ming Dynasty (early 15th century) the centre of Beijing was the Forbidden City.
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