15th August; refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
毕宿五畢宿五bi4 xiu4 wu3
Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri
禅门五宗禪門五宗chan2 men2 wu3 zong1
the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
重五重五chong2 wu3
Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)
春秋五霸春秋五霸chun1 qiu1 wu3 ba4
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King Gou
刺五加刺五加ci4 wu3 jia1
manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
大五码大五碼da4 wu3 ma3
Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)
大五趾跳鼠大五趾跳鼠da4 wu3 zhi3 tiao4 shu3
great jerboa (Allactaga major)
第五第五di4 wu3
fifth
第五个现代化第五個現代化di4 wu3 ge4 xian4 dai4 hua4
fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations 鄧小平|邓小平, 四個現代化|四个现代化
第五类第五類di4 wu3 lei4
category 5; CAT 5 (cable)
第五纵队第五縱隊di4 wu3 zong4 dui4
fifth column (subversive group)
端五端五duan1 wu3
variant of 端午
二百五二百五er4 bai3 wu3
idiot; stupid person; a dope
二十五史二十五史er4 shi2 wu3 shi3
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
二一添作五二一添作五er4 yi1 tian1 zuo4 wu3
lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty
隔三差五隔三差五ge2 san1 cha4 wu3
every few days (idiom)
隔三岔五隔三岔五ge2 san3 cha4 wu3
see 隔三差五|隔三差五
过五关斩六将過五關斬六將guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom); fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence; 1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India
黑五类黑五類hei1 wu3 lei4
the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists
亨利五世亨利五世heng1 li4 wu3 shi4
Henry V (1387-1422), English warrior king, victor of Agincourt; History of Henry V by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
红五星旗紅五星旗hong2 wu3 xing1 qi2
name of the flag of the People's Republic of China
旧五代史舊五代史jiu4 wu3 dai4 shi3
History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 in 974 during Northern Song 北宋, 150 scrolls
军情五处軍情五處jun1 qing2 wu3 chu4
MI5 (British military counterintelligence office)
礼拜五禮拜五li3 bai4 wu3
Friday
零点五零點五ling2 dian3 wu3
zero point five, 0.5; one half
六二五事变六二五事變liu4 er4 wu3 shi4 bian4
Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).; small but complete in every detail
摩西五经摩西五經mo2 xi1 wu3 jing1
the Pentateuch; the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
目迷五色目迷五色mu4 mi2 wu3 se4
the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
人五人六人五人六ren2 wu3 ren2 liu4
to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
日月五星日月五星ri4 yue4 wu3 xing1
sun, moon and the five visible planets
如堕五里雾中如墮五里霧中ru2 duo4 wu3 li3 wu4 zhong1
as if lost in a thick fog (idiom); in a fog; muddled; completely unfamiliar with sth
三不五时三不五時san1 bu4 wu3 shi2
(Tw) from time to time; frequently
三番五次三番五次san1 fan1 wu3 ci4
over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常三綱五常san1 gang1 wu3 chang2
three principles and five virtues (idiom); the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
三皇五帝三皇五帝san1 huang2 wu3 di4
three sovereigns 三皇 and five emperors 五帝 of myth and legend; the earliest system of Chinese historiography
三令五申三令五申san1 ling4 wu3 shen1
to order again and again (idiom)
三五三五san1 wu3
several; three or five
三五成群三五成群san1 wu3 cheng2 qun2
in groups of three or four (idiom)
三侠五义三俠五義san1 xia2 wu3 yi4
Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆
三下五除二三下五除二san1 xia4 wu3 chu2 er4
three, set five remove two (abacus rule); efficiently; quickly and easily
山本五十六山本五十六shan1 ben3 wu3 shi2 liu4
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
上下五千年上下五千年shang4 xia4 wu3 qian1 nian2
popular history of China in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹余章
伸手不见五指伸手不見五指shen1 shou3 bu4 jian4 wu3 zhi3
pitch-dark (idiom)
十五十五shi2 wu3
fifteen; 15
四分五裂四分五裂si4 fen1 wu3 lie4
all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization); complete lack of unity; to disintegrate; falling apart; to be at sixes and sevens
四舍五入四捨五入si4 she3 wu3 ru4
to round up to the nearest integer; to discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points)
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
王老五王老五wang2 lao3 wu3
lit. fifth child of the Wangs; bachelor
王五王五wang2 wu3
Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
五霸五霸wu3 ba4
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋
五百年前是一家五百年前是一家wu3 bai3 nian2 qian2 shi4 yi1 jia1
five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
五倍子树五倍子樹wu3 bei4 zi5 shu4
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
五笔五筆wu3 bi3
abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
五笔编码五筆編碼wu3 bi3 bian1 ma3
five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
五笔输入法五筆輸入法wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
五笔字型五筆字型wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
五笔字形五筆字形wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2
Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes; variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型
五边形五邊形wu3 bian1 xing2
pentagon
五步蛇五步蛇wu3 bu4 she2
Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper; also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
五彩五彩wu3 cai3
five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored
五彩宾纷五彩賓紛wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1
colorful
五彩缤纷五彩繽紛wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五常五常wu3 chang2
Wuchang county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang
五常五常wu3 chang2
five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信; five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends); five pha
五常市五常市wu3 chang2 shi4
Wuchang county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang
五打一五打一wu3 da3 yi1
to masturbate (slang)
五大湖五大湖wu3 da4 hu2
Great Lakes; the five north American Great Lakes
五大连池五大連池wu3 da4 lian2 chi2
Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe 黑河, Heilongjiang
五大连池市五大連池市wu3 da4 lian2 chi2 shi4
Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe 黑河, Heilongjiang
五大名山五大名山wu3 da4 ming2 shan1
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan
五大洲五大洲wu3 da4 zhou1
five continents; the whole world
五代五代wu3 dai4
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
五代十国五代十國wu3 dai4 shi2 guo2
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
五代史五代史wu3 dai4 shi3
History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 in 974 during Northern Song 北宋, 150 scrolls
五道口五道口wu3 dao4 kou3
Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing
五灯会元五燈會元wu3 deng1 hui4 yuan2
Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
五等爵位五等爵位wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4
five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公, Marquis 侯, Count 伯, Viscount 子, Baron 男
五帝五帝wu3 di4
Five Emperors from legendary times; possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them; usually taken to be Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝 and four of his sons Zhuan Xu 顓頊|颛顼, Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾, Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧, Yu Shun 虞舜
五斗柜五斗櫃wu3 dou3 gui4
chest of drawers
五斗米道五斗米道wu3 dou3 mi3 dao4
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement); Way of the Celestial Master
五度五度wu3 du4
five degrees; fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)
五短身材五短身材wu3 duan3 shen1 cai2
(of a person) short in stature
五方五方wu3 fang1
five directions, namely: east 東|东, south 南, west 西, north 北 and middle 中
五分美金五分美金wu3 fen1 mei3 jin1
nickel; five US cents
五分熟五分熟wu3 fen1 shu2
medium (of steak)
五分之一五分之一wu3 fen1 zhi1 yi1
one fifth
五峰五峰wu3 feng1
abbr. for 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县, Wufeng Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei; Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
abbr. for 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县, Wufeng Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei
五峰乡五峰鄉wu3 feng1 xiang1
Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
五福临门五福臨門wu3 fu2 lin2 men2
lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death); (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
五更五更wu3 geng1
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
五股五股wu3 gu3
Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
五谷五穀wu3 gu3
five crops, e.g. millet 粟, soybean 豆, sesame 麻, barley 麥|麦, rice 稻 or other variants; all crops; all grains; oats, peas, beans and barley
五谷丰登五穀豐登wu3 gu3 feng1 deng1
abundant harvest of all food crops; bumper grain harvest
五股乡五股鄉wu3 gu3 xiang1
Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
五官五官wu3 guan1
five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial features
五官端正五官端正wu3 guan1 duan1 zheng4
to have regular features
五光十色五光十色wu3 guang1 shi2 se4
bright and multicolored; of rich variety; (fig.) dazzling; glitzy
五鬼五鬼wu3 gui3
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence; also written 五瘟神
五鬼闹判五鬼鬧判wu3 gui3 nao4 pan4
Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
五行八作五行八作wu3 hang2 ba1 zuo1
all the trades; people of all trades and professions
五号五號wu3 hao4
the fifth; fifth day of a month
五号电池五號電池wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2
AA battery (PRC); Taiwan equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池
五河五河wu3 he2
Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠, Anhui; Punjab, province of Pakistan
五河县五河縣wu3 he2 xian4
Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠, Anhui
五胡五胡wu3 hu2
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑, Jie 羯, Di 氐, Qiang 羌, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
五胡十六国五胡十六國wu3 hu2 shi2 liu4 guo2
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
五湖四海五湖四海wu3 hu2 si4 hai3
all parts of the country
五虎将五虎將wu3 hu3 jiang4
Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠
五花八门五花八門wu3 hua1 ba1 men2
myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
五花大绑五花大綁wu3 hua1 da4 bang3
to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck; to truss up
五花肉五花肉wu3 hua1 rou4
streaky pork
五花腌猪肉五花醃豬肉wu3 hua1 yan1 zhu1 rou4
streaky bacon
五华五華wu3 hua2
Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong; Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市, Yunnan
五华区五華區wu3 hua2 qu1
Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市, Yunnan
五华县五華縣wu3 hua2 xian4
Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
五环五環wu3 huan2
five rings; pentacyclic (chemistry)
五环会徽五環會徽wu3 huan2 hui4 hui1
Olympic rings
五荤五葷wu3 hun1
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
五级士官五級士官wu3 ji2 shi4 guan1
master sergeant
五加五加wu3 jia1
Acanthopanax gracilistylus
五家渠五家渠wu3 jia1 qu2
Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
五家渠市五家渠市wu3 jia1 qu2 shi4
Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
五讲四美三热爱五講四美三熱愛wu3 jiang3 si4 mei3 san1 re4 ai4
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
五角五角wu3 jiao3
pentagon
五角场五角場wu3 jiao3 chang3
Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
五角大楼五角大樓wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2
the Pentagon
五角星五角星wu3 jiao3 xing1
pentagram
五角形五角形wu3 jiao3 xing2
pentagon
五结五結wu3 jie2
Wujie or Wuchieh township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
五结乡五結鄉wu3 jie2 xiang1
Wujie or Wuchieh township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
五金五金wu3 jin1
metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
五金店五金店wu3 jin1 dian4
hardware store; ironmonger's store
五金店铺五金店鋪wu3 jin1 dian4 pu4
hardware store
五经五經wu3 jing1
the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, the Book of History 書經|书经, the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, the Book of Changes 易經|易经, and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
五口通商五口通商wu3 kou3 tong1 shang1
the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海
五劳七伤五勞七傷wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1
(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appear
五痨七伤五癆七傷wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1
variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤
五莲五蓮wu3 lian2
Wulian county in Rizhao 日照, Shandong
五莲县五蓮縣wu3 lian2 xian4
Wulian county in Rizhao 日照, Shandong
五凉五涼wu3 liang2
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|後凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
五粮液五糧液wu3 liang2 ye4
Wuliangye liquor; Five Grain liquor
五苓散五苓散wu3 ling2 san3
wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM); poria five powder; Hoelen five powder; five ling powder
五岭五嶺wu3 ling3
the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭, Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭, Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭, Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭 and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭
五伦五倫wu3 lun2
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
五毛五毛wu3 mao2
see 五毛黨|五毛党
五毛党五毛黨wu3 mao2 dang3
fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)
五年计划五年計劃wu3 nian2 ji4 hua4
Five-Year Plan
五七五七wu3 qi1
memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
五七干部学校五七幹部學校wu3 qi1 gan4 bu4 xue2 xiao4
May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people into re-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution); abbr. to 五七幹校|五七干校
五七干校五七幹校wu3 qi1 gan4 xiao4
May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people into re-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution); abbr. for 五七幹部學校|五七干部学校
五七一代五七一代wu3 qi1 yi1 dai4
generation of 1957; refers to Mao's anti-rightist purge of 1957
五权宪法五權憲法wu3 quan2 xian4 fa3
Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan; The five courts or 院 are 行政院 Executive yuan, 立法院 Legislative yuan, 司法院 Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院 Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院 Control yuan
五人墓碑记五人墓碑記wu3 ren2 mu4 bei1 ji4
Five tombstone inscriptions (1628), written by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥
五卅五卅wu3 sa4
abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动, The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
五卅运动五卅運動wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4
anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc
五色五色wu3 se4
multi-colored; the rainbow; garish
五色缤纷五色繽紛wu3 se4 bin1 fen1
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五声音阶五聲音階wu3 sheng1 yin1 jie1
pentatonic scale
五十五十wu3 shi2
fifty
五十步笑百步五十步笑百步wu3 shi2 bu4 xiao4 bai3 bu4
the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom); the pot calls the kettle black
五十肩五十肩wu3 shi2 jian1
adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
五十铃五十鈴wu3 shi2 ling2
Isuzu
五世五世wu3 shi4
the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
五四五四wu3 si4
fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
五四爱国运动五四愛國運動wu3 si4 ai4 guo2 yun4 dong4
May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
五四运动五四運動wu3 si4 yun4 dong4
May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
五台五臺wu3 tai2
Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
五台山五臺山wu3 tai2 shan1
Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊
五台市五臺市wu3 tai2 shi4
Wutai city in Shanxi
五台县五臺縣wu3 tai2 xian4
Wutai county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
五碳糖五碳糖wu3 tan4 tang2
pentose (CH20)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖
五体投地五體投地wu3 ti3 tou2 di4
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
五通桥五通橋wu3 tong1 qiao2
Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan
五通桥区五通橋區wu3 tong1 qiao2 qu1
Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan
五味五味wu3 wei4
the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; all kinds of flavors
五味俱全五味俱全wu3 wei4 ju4 quan2
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈五味雜陳wu3 wei4 za2 chen2
with complex feelings (idiom)
五味子五味子wu3 wei4 zi3
schizandra (Schisandra chinensis); Magnolia vine
五瘟五瘟wu3 wen1
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
五瘟神五瘟神wu3 wen1 shen2
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence; cf four horsemen of the apocalypse
五五五五wu3 wu3
50-50; equal (share, partnership etc)
五线谱五線譜wu3 xian4 pu3
(music) staff; stave
五香五香wu3 xiang1
five spice seasoned; incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
五香粉五香粉wu3 xiang1 fen3
five spices powder
五项全能五項全能wu3 xiang4 quan2 neng2
pentathlon
五辛五辛wu3 xin1
see 五葷|五荤
五星五星wu3 xing1
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星红旗五星紅旗wu3 xing1 hong2 qi2
five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
五星级五星級wu3 xing1 ji2
five-star (hotel)
五形五形wu3 xing2
Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art
五刑五刑wu3 xing2
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 宮|宫, execution 大辟; Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞, beating the legs and buttocks with
五行五行wu3 xing2
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
五旬节五旬節wu3 xun2 jie2
Pentecost
五言绝句五言絕句wu3 yan2 jue2 ju4
poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line
五颜六色五顏六色wu3 yan2 liu4 se4
multi-colored; every color under the sun
五氧化二钒五氧化二釩wu3 yang3 hua4 er4 fan2
Vanadium pentoxide V2O5; vanadic anhydride
五一五一wu3 yi1
5-1 (May 1st)
五音五音wu3 yin1
five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la; five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音, 牙音, 舌音, 齒音|齿音, 唇音
五音不全五音不全wu3 yin1 bu4 quan2
tone deaf; unable to sing in tune
五音度五音度wu3 yin1 du4
fifth (musical interval)
五营五營wu3 ying2
Wuying district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang
五营区五營區wu3 ying2 qu1
Wuying district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang
五原五原wu3 yuan2
Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
五原县五原縣wu3 yuan2 xian4
Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
五院五院wu3 yuan4
Five yuan or courts that formed the government of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution, namely: 行政院 Executive yuan, 立法院 Legislative yuan, 司法院 Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院 Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院 Control yuan
五岳五嶽wu3 yue4
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan
五月五月wu3 yue4
May; fifth month (of the lunar year)
五月份五月份wu3 yue4 fen4
May
五月节五月節wu3 yue4 jie2
Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
五蕴五蘊wu3 yun4
the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
五脏五臟wu3 zang4
five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心, liver 肝, spleen 脾, lungs 肺 and kidneys 腎|肾
五脏六腑五臟六腑wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
五寨五寨wu3 zhai4
Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
五寨县五寨縣wu3 zhai4 xian4
Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
五指山五指山wu3 zhi3 shan1
Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan; Wuzhishan City, Hainan
五指山市五指山市wu3 zhi3 shan1 shi4
Wuzhishan City, Hainan
五洲五洲wu3 zhou1
five continents; the world
五子棋五子棋wu3 zi3 qi2
five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe); Japanese: gomoku; gobang
五祖拳五祖拳wu3 zu3 quan2
Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art
戊五醇戊五醇wu4 wu3 chun2
xylitol; also written 木糖醇
现代五项現代五項xian4 dai4 wu3 xiang4
modern pentathlon
新五代史新五代史xin1 wu3 dai4 shi3
Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修 in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
星期五星期五xing1 qi1 wu3
Friday
学富五车學富五車xue2 fu4 wu3 che1
of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)
吆五喝六吆五喝六yao1 wu3 he4 liu4
lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
一退六二五一退六二五yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3
lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule); fig. to deny responsibility; to pass the buck; also written 一推六二五
一五一十一五一十yi1 wu3 yi1 shi2
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail