五鬼 wǔ guǐ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ng5 gwai2
- five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
- also written 五瘟神
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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)
鬼
- 搞鬼 gǎo guǐ ㄍㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ gaau2 gwai2 to make mischief
- 酒鬼 jiǔ guǐ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ zau2 gwai2 drunkard
- 鬼怪 guǐ guài ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gwai2 gwaai3 hobgoblin
- 魔鬼 mó guǐ ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ mo1 gwai2 devil
- 伥鬼 倀鬼 chāng guǐ ㄔㄤ ㄍㄨㄟˇ coeng1 gwai2 ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others
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- 做鬼 zuò guǐ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ zou6 gwai2 to play tricks
- 内鬼 內鬼 nèi guǐ ㄋㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ noi6 gwai2 mole
- 厉鬼 厲鬼 lì guǐ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ lai6 gwai2 malicious spirit; devil
- 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ siu2 gwai2 little demon (term of endearment for a child)
- 恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ok3 gwai2 evil spirit
- 懒鬼 懶鬼 lǎn guǐ ㄌㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ laan5 gwai2 lazybones
- 捣鬼 搗鬼 dǎo guǐ ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ dou2 gwai2 to play tricks; to cause mischief
- 撞鬼 zhuàng guǐ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ zong6 gwai2 to encounter a ghost or supernatural being
- 有鬼 yǒu guǐ ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ jau5 gwai2 (fig.) to smell fishy
- 李鬼 Lǐ Guǐ ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ lei5 gwai2 false hero (who pretends to be 李逵); a fake
- 死鬼 sǐ guǐ ㄙˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ sei2 gwai2 devil (used jocularly or contemptuously)
- 洋鬼 yáng guǐ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ joeng4 gwai2 see 洋鬼子
- 淫鬼 yín guǐ ㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ jam4 gwai2 lecherous devil
- 烟鬼 煙鬼 yān guǐ ㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˇ jin1 gwai2 heavy smoker
- 白鬼 bái guǐ ㄅㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ baak6 gwai2 "white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)
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
- 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ ㄍㄨ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom)
- 鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ gwai2 fu2 san4 gung1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
- 鬼鬼祟祟 guǐ guǐ suì suì ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ gwai2 gwai2 seoi6 seoi6 (idiom) sneaky; secretive; furtive
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- 鬼话连篇 鬼話連篇 guǐ huà lián piān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ gwai2 waa6 lin4 pin1 to tell one lie after another (idiom)
- 鬼计多端 鬼計多端 guǐ jì duō duān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1 full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom)
- 鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨ ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄠˊ gwai2 huk1 long4 hou4 (idiom) to wail and scream loudly
- 鬼摸脑壳 鬼摸腦殼 guǐ mō nǎo ké ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛ ㄋㄠˇ ㄎㄜˊ gwai2 mo2 nou5 hok3 (idiom) muddled; momentarily confused
- 鬼怕恶人 鬼怕惡人 guǐ pà è rén ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ gwai2 paa3 ok3 jan4 lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
- 鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄔㄞ gwai2 si2 san4 caai1 demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
- 鬼由心生 guǐ yóu xīn shēng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ gwai2 jau4 sam1 sang1 devils are born in the heart (idiom)