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安大略湖 安大略湖 [[An1da4lüe4 Hu2]] /Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3da4hu2]/ 67 2
八一五 八一五 [[Ba1yi1wu3]] /15th August, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in 1945/ 420 2
北嶽 北岳 [Bei3 yue4] /Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/ 4660 1
畢宿五 毕宿五 [bi4 xiu4 wu3] /Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri/ 6844 1
[bo2] /father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address/Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/ 6544 1
曹餘章 曹余章 [Cao2 Yu2 zhang1] /Cao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History 上下五千年[Shang4 xia4 Wu3 Qian1 nian2]/ 1940 1
禪門五宗 禅门五宗 [[Chan2men2 wu3zong1]] /the five schools of Chan Buddhism/ 677 2
重五 重五 [chong2 wu3] /Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)/ 6612 1
楚莊王 楚庄王 [Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2] /King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/ 6753 1
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[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]/ 4679 1
刺五加 刺五加 [ci4 wu3 jia1] /manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM/ 4996 1
大五碼 大五码 [da4 wu3 ma3] /Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)/ 6498 1
大五趾跳鼠 大五趾跳鼠 [da4 wu3 zhi3 tiao4 shu3] /great jerboa (Allactaga major)/ 5718 1
岱宗 岱宗 [Dai4 zong1] /another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls/ 5077 1
德先生 德先生 [De2 xian1 sheng5] /"Mr Democracy", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]/abbr. for 德謨克拉西|德谟克拉西[de2 mo2 ke4 la1 xi1]/see also 賽先生|赛先生[Sai4 xian1 sheng5]/ 4426 1
帝嚳 帝喾 [Di4 Ku4] /Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]/ 2196 1
第五 第五 [di4 wu3] /fifth/ 7099 1
第五縱隊 第五纵队 [di4 wu3 zong4 dui4] /fifth column (subversive group)/ 5646 1
東南西北中 东南西北中 [dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3 zhong1] /the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle/ 6577 1
東嶽 东岳 [Dong1 yue4] /Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/ 1782 1
端五 端五 [Duan1 wu3] /variant of 端午[Duan1 wu3]/ 4850 1
躲得過初一,躲不過十五 躲得过初一,躲不过十五 [duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3] /lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)/fig. you can't put it off forever/sooner or later you'll have to deal with it/ 2803 1
躲過初一,躲不過十五 躲过初一,躲不过十五 [duo3 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3] /see 躲得過初一,躲不過十五|躲得过初一,躲不过十五[duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3]/ 2803 1
二百五 二百五 [er4 bai3 wu3] /idiot/stupid person/a dope/ 6350 1
二十五史 二十五史 [er4 shi2 wu3 shi3] /twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)/ 6890 1
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/ 6310 1
幹校 干校 [gan4 xiao4] /school for cadres/May 7 Cadre School 五七幹校|五七干校[Wu3 Qi1 Gan4 xiao4]/ 1472 1
隔三岔五 隔三岔五 [[ge2san1-cha4wu3]] /variant of 隔三差五[ge2san1-cha4wu3]/ 692 2
隔三差五 隔三差五 [[ge2san1-cha4wu3]] /(idiom) every few days; every once in a while/ 692 2
各打五十大板 各打五十大板 [ge4 da3 wu3 shi2 da4 ban3] /lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)/fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike/to put the blame on both parties/ 2211 1
[gong1] /public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)/make public/fair/just/Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/honorable (gentlemen)/father-in-law/male (animal)/ 6544 1
勾踐 勾践 [Gou1 Jian4] /King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/ 6630 1
過關斬將 过关斩将 [guo4 guan1 zhan3 jiang4] /to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4])/ 1227 1
過五關斬六將 过五关斩六将 [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)/ 4662 1
哈拉爾五世 哈拉尔五世 [Ha1 la1 er3 Wu3 shi4] /Harald V of Norway/ 7031 1
[[hao4]] /(literary) to call out; to command/(bound form) bugle; trumpet/(bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3chuang2hao4])/(bound form) mark; sign/to mark; to label; to assign a number/(bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guo2hao4], 年號|年号[nian2hao4], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2ning2 Hao4])/(after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4san1qi1-hao4 fang2jian1] "Room 237")/day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1hao4] "the 7th")/(bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wu3hao4 dian4chi2])/(TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hao4mai4])/classifier for numbered people or items/ 81 2
和平共處五項原則 和平共处五项原则 [he2 ping2 gong4 chu3 wu3 xiang4 yuan2 ze2] /Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence/1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India/ 6074 1
黑五類 黑五类 [hei1 wu3 lei4] /the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists/ 3651 1
黑色星期五 黑色星期五 [[Hei1se4 Xing1qi1wu3]] /Black Friday/ 292 2
黑五 黑五 [[Hei1wu3]] /Black Friday (abbr. for 黑色星期五[Hei1se4 Xing1qi1wu3])/ 292 2
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[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]/ 1317 1
恆山 恒山 [Heng2 Shan1] /Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang/ 2818 1
衡山 衡山 [Heng2 Shan1] /Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan/ 2818 1
紅五類 红五类 [hong2 wu3 lei4] /the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs/ 3025 1
[[hou2]] /marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]/nobleman; high official/ 931 2
[hu2] /ancient measuring vessel/fifty liters/dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)/ 6931 1
華山 华山 [Hua4 Shan1] /Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/ 2818 1
晉文公 晋文公 [Jin4 Wen2 gong1] /Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸[Chun1 qiu1 Wu3 ba4]/ 1945 1
經穴 经穴 [jing1 xue2] /acupuncture point (any point on any meridian)/category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴|五输穴)/ 2974 1
舊五代史 旧五代史 [Jiu4 Wu3 dai4 shi3] /History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls/ 4967 1
軍情五處 军情五处 [Jun1 qing2 Wu3 chu4] /MI5 (British military counterintelligence office)/ 3463 1
李四 李四 [Li3 Si4] /Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry/ 5996 1
禮拜五 礼拜五 [[Li3bai4wu3]] /Friday/ 901 2
梁唐晉漢周書 梁唐晋汉周书 [Liang2 Tang2 Jin4 Han4 Zhou1 shu1] /another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史[Jiu4 Wu3 dai4 shi3]/ 1945 1
零點五 零点五 [[ling2 dian3 wu3]] /0.5; a half/ 666 2
六二五戰爭 六二五战争 [Liu4 Er4 wu3 Zhan4 zheng1] /the Korean War (started June 25 1950)/ 4515 1
六二五事變 六二五事变 [[Liu4 Er4wu3 Shi4bian4]] /Korean War (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)/ 712 2
麻雀雖小,五臟俱全 麻雀虽小,五脏俱全 [ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 , wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2] /the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)/small but complete in every detail/ 2137 1
密歇根湖 密歇根湖 [[Mi4xie1gen1 Hu2]] /Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3da4hu2]/ 67 2
摩西五經 摩西五经 [Mo2 xi1 Wu3 jing1] /the Pentateuch/the five books of Moses in the Old Testament/ 4446 1
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/ 6331 1
[[nan2]] /(bound form) male/baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]/ 766 2
南嶽 南岳 [Nan2 yue4] /Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan/Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/ 5077 1
齊桓公 齐桓公 [Qi2 Huan2 gong1] /Duke Huan of Qi (reigned 685-643 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/ 6753 1
秦穆公 秦穆公 [Qin2 Mu4 gong1] /Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/ 6753 1
人五人六 人五人六 [[ren2wu3-ren2liu4]] /(idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior/ 768 2
日月五星 日月五星 [ri4 yue4 wu3 xing1] /sun, moon and the five visible planets/ 6757 1
如墮五里霧中 如堕五里雾中 [ru2 duo4 wu3 li3 wu4 zhong1] /as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)/in a fog/muddled/completely unfamiliar with sth/ 4994 1
賽先生 赛先生 [Sai4 xian1 sheng5] /"Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四運動|五四运动[Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4]/abbr. for 賽因斯|赛因斯[sai4 yin1 si1]/see also 德先生[De2 xian1 sheng5]/ 4426 1
三不五時 三不五时 [san1 bu4 wu3 shi2] /(Tw) from time to time/frequently/ 3958 1
三番五次 三番五次 [san1 fan1 wu3 ci4] /over and over again (idiom)/ 5107 1
三綱五常 三纲五常 [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)/ 6331 1
三號電池 三号电池 [san1 hao4 dian4 chi2] /C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池|二号电池[er4 hao4 dian4 chi2])/AA battery (Tw) (PRC equivalent: 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2])/ 1242 1
三皇五帝 三皇五帝 [san1 huang2 wu3 di4] /three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend/the earliest system of Chinese historiography/ 4959 1
三令五申 三令五申 [san1 ling4 wu3 shen1] /to order again and again (idiom)/ 5398 1
三五 三五 [san1 wu3] /several/three or five/ 3863 1
三五成群 三五成群 [san1 wu3 cheng2 qun2] /in groups of three or four (idiom)/ 3802 1
三俠五義 三侠五义 [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/ 6555 1
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/ 4922 1
色彩繽紛 色彩缤纷 [se4 cai3 bin1 fen1] /see 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1]/ 5308 1
山本頭 山本头 [Shan1 ben3 tou2] /(Tw) "Yamamoto haircut", similar to a butch cut, but with even length (no tapering on the sides and back), said to be named after Admiral Yamamoto 山本五十六[Shan1 ben3 Wu3 shi2 liu4]/ 2381 1
山本五十六 山本五十六 [Shan1 ben3 Wu3 shi2 liu4] /YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral/ 6676 1
上下五千年 上下五千年 [Shang4 xia4 Wu3 Qian1 nian2] /Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[Cao2 Yu2 zhang1]/ 1940 1
伸手不見五指 伸手不见五指 [shen1 shou3 bu4 jian4 wu3 zhi3] /pitch-dark (idiom)/ 4243 1
詩經 诗经 [Shi1 jing1] /Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]/ 5118 1
十六國 十六国 [Shi2 liu4 guo2] /Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)/also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国/ 4482 1
石渠閣 石渠阁 [Shi2 qu2 ge2] /cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon/ 5118 1
石渠閣議 石渠阁议 [Shi2 qu2 ge2 yi4] /cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon/ 5118 1
十五 十五 [shi2 wu3] /fifteen/15/ 6907 1
書經 书经 [Shu1 jing1] /the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1]/ 4962 1
數量詞 数量词 [[shu4liang4ci2]] /numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次[yi1 ci4], 三套[san1 tao4], 五本[wu3 ben3] etc)/ 173 2
四大佛教名山 四大佛教名山 [Si4 da4 Fo2 jiao4 Ming2 shan1] /Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang/ 6561 1
四捨五入 四舍五入 [si4 she3 wu3 ru4] /(math.) to round up or down/to round off/ 1970 1
四體不勤,五穀不分 四体不勤,五谷不分 [si4 ti3 bu4 qin2 , wu3 gu3 bu4 fen1] /never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite/ 6331 1
四分五裂 四分五裂 [[si4fen1-wu3lie4]] /(idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens/ 666 2
嵩山 嵩山 [Song1 Shan1] /Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/ 2818 1
宋襄公 宋襄公 [Song4 Xiang1 gong1] /Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/ 6753 1
蘇必利爾湖 苏必利尔湖 [[Su1bi4li4er3 Hu2]] /Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3da4hu2]/ 67 2
泰山 泰山 [Tai4 Shan1] /Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/ 2818 1
唐堯 唐尧 [Tang2 Yao2] /Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]/ 2196 1
[tong3] /variant of 桶[tong3], bucket/(classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter)/ 4962 1
王老五 王老五 [wang2 lao3 wu3] /bachelor (lit. fifth child of the Wangs)/ 1314 1
王碼 王码 [Wang2 ma3] /Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2], five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民[Wang2 Yong3 min2] in 1983/ 5786 1
王五 王五 [Wang2 Wu3] /Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry/ 5996 1
王永民 王永民 [Wang2 Yong3 min2] /Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3]/ 6541 1
為五斗米折腰 为五斗米折腰 [wei4 wu3 dou3 mi3 zhe2 yao1] /(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate)/(fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary/ 1670 1
吳王闔閭 吴王阖闾 [Wu2 wang2 He2 Lü2] /King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/also called 吳王闔廬|吴王阖庐/ 6753 1
[[wu3]] /old variant of 五[wu3]/ 790 2
[wu3] /five/5/ 7099 1
五霸 五霸 [Wu3 ba4] /the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]/ 4679 1
五倍子樹 五倍子树 [wu3 bei4 zi5 shu4] /Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)/ 6512 1
五筆 五笔 [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/ 5787 1
五筆編碼 五笔编码 [wu3 bi3 bian1 ma3] /five-stroke code, Chinese character input method/ 6795 1
五筆輸入法 五笔输入法 [wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3] /five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983/ 5894 1
五筆字形 五笔字形 [wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2] /Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes (variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2])/ 1317 1
五筆字型 五笔字型 [wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2] /five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983/ 5894 1
五彩 五彩 [wu3 cai3] /five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)/multicolored/ 6126 1
五彩繽紛 五彩缤纷 [wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1] /all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display/ 6331 1
五打一 五打一 [wu3 da3 yi1] /to masturbate (slang)/ 5184 1
五大名山 五大名山 [Wu3 da4 Ming2 shan1] /Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan/ 4660 1
五大三粗 五大三粗 [wu3 da4 san1 cu1] /burly/strapping/big and strong/ 1796 1
五大洲 五大洲 [wu3 da4 zhou1] /five continents/the whole world/ 6029 1
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/ 3809 1
五代十國 五代十国 [Wu3 dai4 Shi2 guo2] /Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China/ 4822 1
五代史 五代史 [Wu3 dai4 shi3] /History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls/ 4967 1
五道口 五道口 [Wu3 dao4 kou3] /Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing/ 6633 1
五燈會元 五灯会元 [Wu3 deng1 Hui4 yuan2] /Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls/ 4481 1
五等爵位 五等爵位 [wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] /five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]/ 6544 1
五帝 五帝 [wu3 di4] /the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]/ 1117 1
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/ 5870 1
五度 五度 [wu3 du4] /five degrees/fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)/ 6614 1
五短身材 五短身材 [wu3 duan3 shen1 cai2] /(of a person) short in stature/ 4515 1
五方 五方 [wu3 fang1] /the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center/all parts/China and the lands beyond its frontiers/ 2363 1
五分美金 五分美金 [wu3 fen1 Mei3 jin1] /nickel/five US cents/ 6811 1
五分熟 五分熟 [wu3 fen1 shu2] /medium (of steak)/ 3350 1
五分之一 五分之一 [wu3 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one fifth/ 6733 1
五福臨門 五福临门 [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)/ 5380 1
五更 五更 [wu3 geng1] /fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)/ 6078 1
五穀 五谷 [wu3 gu3] /five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants/all crops/all grains/oats, peas, beans and barley/ 4369 1
五穀豐登 五谷丰登 [wu3 gu3 feng1 deng1] /abundant harvest of all food crops/bumper grain harvest/ 5259 1
五官 五官 [wu3 guan1] /five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)/facial features/ 4996 1
五官端正 五官端正 [wu3 guan1 duan1 zheng4] /to have regular features/ 5343 1
五鬼 五鬼 [wu3 gui3] /five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence/also written 五瘟神/ 6624 1
五鬼鬧判 五鬼闹判 [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/ 6327 1
五行八作 五行八作 [wu3 hang2 ba1 zuo1] /all the trades/people of all trades and professions/ 6066 1
五號 五号 [wu3 hao4] /the fifth/fifth day of a month/ 7099 1
五號電池 五号电池 [wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2] /AA battery (PRC)/Taiwan equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[san1 hao4 dian4 chi2]/ 1242 1
五胡 五胡 [Wu3 hu2] /Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]/ 4482 1
五胡十六國 五胡十六国 [Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2] /Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)/ 4482 1
五湖四海 五湖四海 [wu3 hu2 si4 hai3] /all parts of the country/ 3860 1
五虎將 五虎将 [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/ 6561 1
五花八門 五花八门 [wu3 hua1 ba1 men2] /myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of/ 7099 1
五花大綁 五花大绑 [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/ 5763 1
五花肉 五花肉 [wu3 hua1 rou4] /pork belly/streaky pork/ 2510 1
五環 五环 [wu3 huan2] /five rings/pentacyclic (chemistry)/ 6263 1
五環會徽 五环会徽 [wu3 huan2 hui4 hui1] /Olympic rings/ 6263 1
五葷 五荤 [wu3 hun1] /(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander/ 3943 1
五級士官 五级士官 [wu3 ji2 shi4 guan1] /master sergeant/ 6121 1
五加 五加 [wu3 jia1] /Acanthopanax gracilistylus/ 4199 1
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/ 6622 1
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/ 6622 1
五講四美三熱愛 五讲四美三热爱 [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)/ 3680 1
五角 五角 [wu3 jiao3] /pentagon/ 7099 1
五角場 五角场 [Wu3 jiao3 chang3] /Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University/ 5076 1
五角形 五角形 [wu3 jiao3 xing2] /pentagon/ 7015 1
五金店 五金店 [wu3 jin1 dian4] /hardware store/ironmonger's store/ 6554 1
五金店鋪 五金店铺 [wu3 jin1 dian4 pu4] /hardware store/ 6541 1
五經 五经 [Wu3 jing1] /the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]/ 4965 1
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/ 5787 1
五癆七傷 五痨七伤 [wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1] /variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤[wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1]/ 4635 1
五勞七傷 五劳七伤 [wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1] /(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], 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 appearance) and fear (mind)/ 4635 1
五稜鏡 五棱镜 [wu3 leng2 jing4] /pentaprism/ 2767 1
五涼 五凉 [Wu3 Liang2] /the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)/ 1477 1
五糧液 五粮液 [Wu3 liang2 ye4] /Wuliangye liquor/Five Grain liquor/ 5560 1
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/ 4996 1
五嶺 五岭 [wu3 ling3] /the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]/ 4594 1
五倫 五伦 [wu3 lun2] /the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)/ 6009 1
五毛 五毛 [wu3 mao2] /fifty cents (0.5 RMB)/(fig.) paltry sum of money/(abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter/ 2959 1
五毛黨 五毛党 [wu3 mao2 dang3] /fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)/ 5565 1
五毛特效 五毛特效 [wu3 mao2 te4 xiao4] /laughable low-budget special effects/ 2959 1
五七 五七 [wu3 qi1] /memorial activity 35 days after a person's death/ 6027 1
五權憲法 五权宪法 [wu3 quan2 xian4 fa3] /Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan/The five courts or 院[yuan4] are 行政院[xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive yuan, 立法院[li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative yuan, 司法院[si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院[kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院[jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control yuan/ 6429 1
五人墓碑記 五人墓碑记 [[Wu3 Ren2 Mu4bei1ji4]] /Five Men's Tombstone Inscription, an essay by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥[Zhang1 Pu3] commemorating five martyrs who died resisting the tyranny of Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢|魏忠贤[Wei4 Zhong1xian2] during the late Ming dynasty/ 440 2
五卅 五卅 [wu3 sa4] /abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)/ 5814 1
五卅運動 五卅运动 [wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4] /anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc/ 6918 1
五色繽紛 五色缤纷 [wu3 se4 bin1 fen1] /all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display/ 6331 1
五聲音階 五声音阶 [wu3 sheng1 yin1 jie1] /pentatonic scale/ 6924 1
五十 五十 [wu3 shi2] /fifty/ 7099 1
五十肩 五十肩 [wu3 shi2 jian1] /adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)/ 4123 1
五十鈴 五十铃 [Wu3 shi2 ling2] /Isuzu/ 7031 1
五世 五世 [wu3 shi4] /the fifth (of series of numbered kings)/ 6546 1
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/ 6792 1
五四愛國運動 五四爱国运动 [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/ 6918 1
五四運動 五四运动 [Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4] /May Fourth Movement/Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles/ 7012 1
五臺山 五台山 [Wu3 tai2 Shan1] /Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[Wen2 shu1]/ 4842 1
五臺市 五台市 [Wu3 tai2 shi4] /Wutai city in Shanxi/ 6964 1
五碳糖 五碳糖 [wu3 tan4 tang2] /pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]/ 3291 1
五體投地 五体投地 [wu3 ti3 tou2 di4] /to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb/ 6350 1
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/ 6531 1
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/ 3787 1
五味雜陳 五味杂陈 [wu3 wei4 za2 chen2] /with complex feelings (idiom)/ 3803 1
五味子 五味子 [wu3 wei4 zi3] /schizandra (Schisandra chinensis)/Magnolia vine/ 4847 1
五瘟 五瘟 [wu3 wen1] /five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence/ 6624 1
五瘟神 五瘟神 [wu3 wen1 shen2] /five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence/cf four horsemen of the apocalypse/ 6624 1
五五 五五 [wu3 wu3] /50-50/equal (share, partnership etc)/ 6099 1
五線譜 五线谱 [wu3 xian4 pu3] /(music) staff/stave/ 7099 1
五香 五香 [wu3 xiang1] /five spice seasoned/incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)/ 6405 1
五香粉 五香粉 [wu3 xiang1 fen3] /five-spice powder/ 1647 1
五項全能 五项全能 [wu3 xiang4 quan2 neng2] /pentathlon/ 6601 1
五辛 五辛 [wu3 xin1] /see 五葷|五荤[wu3 hun1]/ 3943 1
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/ 6757 1
五星紅旗 五星红旗 [wu3 xing1 hong2 qi2] /five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)/ 6490 1
五星級 五星级 [wu3 xing1 ji2] /five-star (hotel)/ 6829 1
五刑 五刑 [wu3 xing2] /imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]/Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]/ 4967 1
五行 五行 [wu3 xing2] /five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水/ 6589 1
五形 五形 [wu3 xing2] /Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art/ 6895 1
五旬節 五旬节 [wu3 xun2 jie2] /Pentecost/ 7015 1
五言絕句 五言绝句 [wu3 yan2 jue2 ju4] /poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line/ 6653 1
五顏六色 五颜六色 [wu3 yan2 liu4 se4] /multicolored/every color under the sun/ 1383 1
五氧化二釩 五氧化二钒 [wu3 yang3 hua4 er4 fan2] /Vanadium pentoxide V2O5/vanadic anhydride/ 6788 1
五一 五一 [wu3 yi1] /5-1 (May 1st)/ 7099 1
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[hou2 yin1], 牙音[ya2 yin1], 舌音[she2 yin1], 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1], 唇音[chun2 yin1]/ 4520 1
五音不全 五音不全 [wu3 yin1 bu4 quan2] /tone deaf/unable to sing in tune/ 6138 1
五音度 五音度 [wu3 yin1 du4] /fifth (musical interval)/ 6463 1
五院 五院 [wu3 yuan4] /the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院[Xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive Yuan, 立法院[Li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative Yuan, 司法院[Si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院[Kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院[Jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control Yuan/ 2219 1
五月 五月 [Wu3 yue4] /May/fifth month (of the lunar year)/ 5119 1
五嶽 五岳 [Wu3 yue4] /Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan/ 4660 1
五月節 五月节 [Wu3 yue4 jie2] /Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)/ 4767 1
五蘊 五蕴 [wu3 yun4] /the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)/ 6182 1
五臟 五脏 [wu3 zang4] /five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]/ 4996 1
五臟六腑 五脏六腑 [wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3] /five viscera and six bowels (TCM)/ 4996 1
五指 五指 [wu3 zhi3] /the five fingers of one's hand/ 2177 1
五指山 五指山 [Wu3 zhi3 Shan1] /Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan/Wuzhishan City, Hainan/ 1286 1
五指山市 五指山市 [Wu3 zhi3 shan1 shi4] /Wuzhishan City, Hainan/ 6028 1
五洲 五洲 [wu3 zhou1] /five continents/the world/ 6563 1
五濁 五浊 [wu3 zhuo2] /the five impurities (Buddhism)/ 2940 1
五子棋 五子棋 [wu3 zi3 qi2] /five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe)/Japanese: gomoku/gobang/ 6769 1
五祖拳 五祖拳 [wu3 zu3 quan2] /Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art/ 6895 1
五七幹部學校 五七干部学校 [[Wu3-Qi1 Gan4bu4 Xue2xiao4]] /May 7 cadre school (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and study ideology during the Cultural Revolution)/ 155 2
五七幹校 五七干校 [[Wu3-Qi1 Gan4xiao4]] /May 7 cadre school (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and study ideology during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 五七幹部學校|五七干部学校[Wu3-Qi1 Gan4bu4 Xue2xiao4])/ 504 2
五百年前是一家 五百年前是一家 [[wu3bai3nian2qian2 shi4 yi1jia1]] /five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)/ 496 2
五邊形 五边形 [[wu3bian1xing2]] /pentagon/ 377 2
五步蛇 五步蛇 [[wu3bu4she2]] /Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)/ 380 2
五彩紙屑 五彩纸屑 [[wu3cai3 zhi3xie4]] /confetti/ 611 2
五常 五常 [[wu3chang2]] /the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]/alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships/alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements/ 911 2
五常 五常 [[Wu3chang2]] /see 五常市[Wu3chang2 Shi4]/the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA)/ 367 2
五常市 五常市 [[Wu3chang2 Shi4]] /Wuchang, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1er3bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang/ 362 2
五大湖 五大湖 [[Wu3da4hu2]] /the Great Lakes (of North America)/ 67 2
五大連池 五大连池 [[Wu3da4lian2chi2]] /see 五大連池市|五大连池市[Wu3da4lian2chi2 Shi4]/ 373 2
五大連池市 五大连池市 [[Wu3da4lian2chi2 Shi4]] /Wudalianchi, a county-level city in Heihe City 黑河市[Hei1he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang/ 362 2
五斗櫃 五斗柜 [[wu3dou3gui4]] /chest of drawers/ 371 2
五峰 五峰 [[Wu3feng1]] /see 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3feng1 Tu3jia1zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ 35 2
五峰土家族自治縣 五峰土家族自治县 [[Wu3feng1 Tu3jia1zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]] /Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2chang1 Shi4], Hubei/ 311 2
五峰縣 五峰县 [[Wu3feng1 Xian4]] /see 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3feng1 Tu3jia1zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ 311 2
五光十色 五光十色 [[wu3guang1-shi2se4]] /(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy/ 877 2
五河 五河 [[Wu3he2]] /see 五河縣|五河县[Wu3he2 Xian4]/ 365 2
五河縣 五河县 [[Wu3he2 Xian4]] /Wuhe, a county in Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4bu4 Shi4], Anhui/ 365 2
五華 五华 [[Wu3hua2]] /see 五華縣|五华县[Wu3hua2 Xian4]/see 五華區|五华区[Wu3hua2 Qu1]/ 357 2
五華區 五华区 [[Wu3hua2 Qu1]] /Wuhua, a district of Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1ming2 Shi4], Yunnan/ 125 2
五華縣 五华县 [[Wu3hua2 Xian4]] /Wuhua, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong/ 358 2
五角大樓 五角大楼 [[Wu3jiao3 Da4lou2]] /the Pentagon/ 500 2
五角大廈 五角大厦 [[Wu3jiao3 Da4sha4]] /(Tw) the Pentagon/ 500 2
五角星 五角星 [[wu3jiao3xing1]] /five-pointed star; pentagram/ 674 2
五金 五金 [[wu3jin1]] /metal hardware (nuts and bolts)/the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1]/ 667 2
五蓮 五莲 [[Wu3lian2]] /see 五蓮縣|五莲县[Wu3lian2 Xian4]/ 127 2
五蓮縣 五莲县 [[Wu3lian2 Xian4]] /Wulian, a county in Rizhao City 日照市[Ri4zhao4 Shi4], Shandong/ 127 2
五馬分屍 五马分尸 [[wu3ma3-fen1shi1]] /(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment); (fig.) to tear apart; to utterly destroy; to brutally dismember/ 202 2
五芒星 五芒星 [[wu3mang2xing1]] /five-pointed star; pentagram/ 674 2
五色 五色 [[wu3se4]] /multicolored/the rainbow/garish/ 845 2
五色鳥 五色鸟 [[wu3se4niao3]] /see 臺灣擬啄木鳥|台湾拟啄木鸟[Tai2wan1 ni3zhuo2mu4niao3]/ 773 2
五十步笑百步 五十步笑百步 [[wu3shi2bu4 xiao4 bai3bu4]] /(lit.) the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)/(fig.) the pot calls the kettle black/ 48 2
五臺 五台 [[Wu3tai2]] /see 五臺縣|五台县[Wu3tai2 Xian4]/ 127 2
五臺縣 五台县 [[Wu3tai2 Xian4]] /Wutai, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi/ 127 2
五通 五通 [[wu3tong1]] /bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame)/(Buddhism) the five supernatural powers (abbr. for 五神通[wu3 shen2tong1])/ 878 2
五通橋 五通桥 [[Wu3tong1qiao2]] /see 五通橋區|五通桥区[Wu3tong1qiao2 Qu1]/ 364 2
五通橋區 五通桥区 [[Wu3tong1qiao2 Qu1]] /Wutongqiao, a district of Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市[Le4shan1 Shi4], Sichuan/ 364 2
五險一金 五险一金 [[wu3xian3-yi1jin1]] /employment benefits package mandated by labor laws in China, consisting of five insurances (pension, medical, unemployment, work injury, and maternity) and a housing fund/ 446 2
五辛素 五辛素 [[wu3xin1su4]] /(adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions)/ 880 2
五葉松 五叶松 [[wu3ye4song1]] /Taiwan white pine (Pinus morrisonicola)/ 187 2
五原 五原 [[Wu3yuan2]] /see 五原縣|五原县[Wu3yuan2 Xian4]/ 310 2
五原縣 五原县 [[Wu3yuan2 Xian4]] /Wuyuan, a county in Bayannur City 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1yan4nao4er3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia/ 310 2
五月份 五月份 [[wu3yue4fen4]] /May/ 184 2
五寨 五寨 [[Wu3zhai4]] /see 五寨縣|五寨县[Wu3zhai4 Xian4]/ 127 2
五寨縣 五寨县 [[Wu3zhai4 Xian4]] /Wuzhai, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi/ 127 2
五針松 五针松 [[wu3zhen1song1]] /Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)/ 277 2
戊五醇 戊五醇 [wu4 wu3 chun2] /xylitol/also written 木糖醇[mu4 tang2 chun2]/ 6298 1
西嶽 西岳 [Xi1 yue4] /Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/ 3919 1
現代五項 现代五项 [xian4 dai4 wu3 xiang4] /modern pentathlon/ 6574 1
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[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls/ 4967 1
星期五 星期五 [[Xing1qi1wu3]] /Friday/ 363 2
休倫湖 休伦湖 [[Xiu1lun2 Hu2]] /Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3da4hu2]/ 67 2
薛居正 薛居正 [Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] /Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史/ 6905 1
學富五車 学富五车 [xue2 fu4 wu3 che1] /of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)/ 6035 1
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/ 6990 1
[[Yao2]] /surname Yao/Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]/ 928 2
一推六二五 一推六二五 [[yi1 tui1 liu4er4wu3]] /1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)/(fig.) to deny responsibility; to pass the buck/ 715 2
一退六二五 一退六二五 [[yi1 tui4 liu4er4wu3]] /see 一推六二五[yi1 tui1 liu4er4wu3]/ 715 2
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/ 6331 1
伊利湖 伊利湖 [[Yi1li4 Hu2]] /Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3da4hu2]/ 67 2
虞舜 虞舜 [Yu2 Shun4] /Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4]/ 4959 1
[yue4] /to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) (one of the five mutilating punishments 五刑[wu3 xing2])/ 1313 1
越王勾踐 越王勾践 [Yue4 Wang2 Gou1 Jian4] /King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/ 6753 1
張溥 张溥 [[Zhang1 Pu3]] /Ming dynasty scholar (1602–1641), prolific writer, proponent of the Fushe 復社|复社[Fu4she4] cultural renewal movement, author of Five Men's Tombstone Inscription 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[Wu3 Ren2 Mu4bei1ji4]/ 383 2
張三 张三 [Zhang1 San1] /Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry/(dialect) wolf/ 974 1
張三,李四,王五,趙六 张三,李四,王五,赵六 [Zhang1 San1 , Li3 Si4 , Wang2 Wu3 , Zhao4 Liu4] /(four proverbial names) Tom, Dick and Harry/ 974 1
[[zhi3]] /4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音[wu3yin1], corresponding to sol/ 825 2
[[zhong1]] /a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4])/clock (CL:座[zuo4])/amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc)/ 928 2
中嶽 中岳 [Zhong1 yue4] /Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/ 3919 1
週五 周五 [[Zhou1wu3]] /Friday/ 363 2
顓頊 颛顼 [Zhuan1 xu1] /Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC/ 1117 1
[[zi3]] /son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat/viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]/ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)/subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-/ 379 2
自乾五 自干五 [zi4 gan1 wu3] /(neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛[wu3 mao2], is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自帶乾糧的五毛|自带干粮的五毛[zi4 dai4 gan1 liang2 de5 wu3 mao2])/ 2287 1
字根表 字根表 [zi4 gen1 biao3] /table of components used in wubi input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3]/ 5290 1
鑽石王老五 钻石王老五 [zuan4 shi2 wang2 lao3 wu3] /highly eligible bachelor/desirable male partner/ 6136 1

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