五刑 wǔ xíng ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ng5 jing4
- imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨 mò ㄇㄛˋ , cutting off the nose 劓 yì ㄧˋ , amputation of one or both feet 刖 yuè ㄩㄝˋ , castration 宫 宮 gōng ㄍㄨㄥ , execution 大辟 dà pì ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄧˋ
- Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞 chī ㄔ , beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖 zhàng ㄓㄤˋ , forced labor 徒 tú ㄊㄨˊ , exile or banishment 流 liú ㄌㄧㄡˊ , capital punishment 死 sǐ ㄙˇ
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五
- 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
- 五世 wǔ shì ㄨˇ ㄕˋ ng5 sai3 the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
- 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
刑
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
- 刑法 xíng fǎ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄚˇ jing4 faat3 criminal law
- 服刑 fú xíng ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ fuk6 jing4 to serve a prison sentence
- 上刑 shàng xíng ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ soeng5 jing4 severe punishment
- 刑人 xíng rén ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ jing4 jan4 criminal to be executed
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- 刑侦 刑偵 xíng zhēn ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄣ jing4 zing1 criminal investigation
- 刑具 xíng jù ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩˋ jing4 geoi6 punishment equipment
- 刑名 xíng míng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jing4 ming4 xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害
- 刑堂 xíng táng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊ jing4 tong4 torture chamber
- 刑场 刑場 xíng chǎng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˇ jing4 coeng4 execution ground
- 刑天 Xíng tiān ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ jing4 tin1 Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黄帝
- 刑庭 xíng tíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ jing4 ting4 criminal court (abbr. for 刑事法庭)
- 刑律 xíng lǜ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄩˋ jing4 leot6 criminal law
- 刑戮 xíng lù ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨˋ jing4 luk6 (literary) corporal punishment or execution
- 刑房 xíng fáng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤˊ jing4 fong4 office of punishment
- 刑拘 xíng jū ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩ jing4 keoi1 to detain as criminal
- 刑期 xíng qī ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧ jing4 kei4 prison term
- 刑杖 xíng zhàng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋ jing4 zoeng6 rod used for flogging offenders
- 刑案 xíng àn ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄢˋ jing4 on3 criminal case
- 刑求 xíng qiú ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jing4 kau4 to extort confession by torture
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