五胡 Wǔ hú ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ng5 wu4
- Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 Xiōng nú ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄨˊ , Xianbei 鲜卑 鮮卑 Xiān bēi ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄟ , Jie 羯 Jié ㄐㄧㄝˊ , Di 氐 Dī ㄉㄧ , Qiang 羌 Qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ , esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六国 五胡十六國 Wǔ hú Shí liù guó ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
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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)
胡
- 胡乱 胡亂 hú luàn ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ wu4 lyun6 careless
- 胡说 胡說 hú shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 syut3 to talk nonsense
- 胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào ㄏㄨˊ ㄋㄠˋ wu4 naau6 to act willfully and make a scene
- 胡子 鬍子 hú zi ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄗ wu4 zi2 beard
- 胡同儿 胡同兒 hú tòng r ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄦ wu4 tung4 ji4 erhua form of 胡同
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- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 二胡 èr hú ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˊ ji6 wu2 erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
- 京胡 jīng hú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ging1 wu4 jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera
- 含胡 hán hu ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨ ham4 wu4 variant of 含糊
- 四胡 sì hú ㄙˋ ㄏㄨˊ sei3 wu4 sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
- 坠胡 墜胡 zhuì hú ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨˊ zeoi6 wu2 two-stringed bowed instrument
- 东胡 東胡 Dōng hú ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄨˊ dung1 wu4 Eastern barbarian
- 板胡 bǎn hú ㄅㄢˇ ㄏㄨˊ baan2 wu4 a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard
- 柴胡 chái hú ㄔㄞˊ ㄏㄨˊ caai4 wu4 Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense)
- 模胡 mó hu ㄇㄛˊ ˙ㄏㄨ mou4 wu4 variant of 模糊
- 羯胡 Jié hú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨˊ kit3 wu4 Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
- 胡人 hú rén ㄏㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ wu4 jan4 ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times
- 胡佛 Hú fó ㄏㄨˊ ㄈㄛˊ wu4 fat6 Hoover (name)
- 胡佳 Hú Jiā ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wu4 gaai1 Hu Jia (1973-), PRC dissident human rights activist
- 胡来 胡來 hú lái ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ wu4 loi4 to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules
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
- 跋胡疐尾 bá hú zhì wěi ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˇ (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
- 胡编乱造 胡編亂造 hú biān luàn zào ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ wu4 pin1 lyun6 zou6 to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
- 胡搅蛮缠 胡攪蠻纏 hú jiǎo mán chán ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ wu4 gaau2 maan4 cin4 (idiom) to pester endlessly
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- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 胡天胡帝 hú tiān hú dì ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ wu4 tin1 wu4 dai3 with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
- 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ ㄏㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ wu4 jin4 lyun6 jyu5 babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
- 胡诌八扯 胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 胡诌乱傍 胡謅亂傍 hú zhōu luàn bàng ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄤˋ wu4 zau1 lyun6 bong6 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 胡诌乱扯 胡謅亂扯 hú zhōu luàn chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 lyun6 ce2 to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head
- 胡诌乱道 胡謅亂道 hú zhōu luàn dào ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ wu4 zau1 lyun6 dou6 to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head