五帝 wǔ dì ㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ng5 dai3
- the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黄帝 黃帝 Huáng dì ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ , Zhuanxu 颛顼 顓頊 Zhuān xū ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄩ , Di Ku 帝喾 帝嚳 Dì Kù ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄨˋ , Tang Yao 唐尧 唐堯 Táng Yáo ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄠˊ and Yu Shun 虞舜 Yú Shùn ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄣˋ
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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)
帝
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 帝国 帝國 dì guó ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ dai3 gwok3 empire
- 皇帝 huáng dì ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ wong4 dai3 emperor
- 帝国主义 帝國主義 dì guó zhǔ yì ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ dai3 gwok3 zyu2 ji6 imperialism
- 反帝 fǎn dì ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄧˋ faan2 dai3 to be anti-imperialist
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- 大帝 dà dì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ daai6 dai3 heavenly emperor
- 天帝 Tiān dì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ tin1 dai3 God of heaven
- 帝乙 Dì Yǐ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧˇ dai3 jyut3 Di Yi (died 1076 BC), Shang dynasty king, reigned 1101-1076 BC
- 帝京 dì jīng ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ dai3 ging1 imperial capital
- 帝位 dì wèi ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ dai3 wai6 imperial throne
- 帝俄 Dì É ㄉㄧˋ ㄜˊ dai3 ngo4 Tsarist Russia
- 帝俊 Dì jùn ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄣˋ dai3 zeon3 Dijun, Shang dynasty protector God, possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝喾
- 帝制 dì zhì ㄉㄧˋ ㄓˋ dai3 zai3 autocratic monarchy
- 帝力 Dì lì ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ dai3 lik6 Dili, capital of East Timor
- 帝后 dì hòu ㄉㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ dai3 hau6 empress
- 帝喾 帝嚳 Dì Kù ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄨˋ dai3 guk1 Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黄帝
- 帝师 帝師 dì shī ㄉㄧˋ ㄕ dai3 si1 (historical) emperor's tutor; (Yuan dynasty) imperial preceptor (high-ranking official title held by Tibetan Buddhism leaders)
- 帝王 dì wáng ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ dai3 wong4 regent
- 帝辛 Dì Xīn ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai3 san1 Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
- 帝都 dì dū ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨ dai3 dou1 imperial capital
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