五行
wǔ xíng
Pinyin

Definition

五行
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wǔ xíng
  1. five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
排行
pái háng
  1. 1 to rank
  2. 2 ranking
  3. 3 seniority (among siblings)
旅行
lǚ xíng
  1. 1 to travel
  2. 2 journey
  3. 3 trip
  4. 4 classifier: 趟 tàng
  5. 5 classifier: 次 cì
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
流行
liú xíng
  1. 1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread
  2. 2 to propagate
  3. 3 (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
  4. 4 fashionable
第五
dì wǔ
  1. 1 fifth

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
  1. 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
  2. 2 willful
  3. 3 one's own way
  4. 4 dogmatic
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
  1. 1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
  2. 2 to read very rapidly
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)

Sample Sentences

比如五行缺水，起名为淼”；五行缺土，起名为“垚”；五行缺金，起名为“鑫”；五行缺木，起名为“森”；五行缺火，起名为“炎”。
bǐrú wǔxíng quēshuǐ ，qǐmíng wèi miǎo ”；wǔxíng quē tǔ ，qǐmíng wèi “yáo ”；wǔxíng quē jīn ，qǐmíng wèi “xīn ”；wǔxíng quē mù ，qǐmíng wèi “sēn ”；wǔxíng quē huǒ ，qǐmíng wèi “yán ”。
For example, if, among the five phases, there's a lack of water, you can use the character "淼", meaning "flood" in the name, as it is composed of three water radicals; if, among the five phases, earth is lacking, you can use the character "垚" meaning "embankment", as it is composed of three earth radicals; if, among the five phases, metal is lacking, you can use the character "鑫" meaning "prosperity", as it is composed of three metal radicals; if, among the five phases, wood is lacking, you can use the character "森" meaning "forest", as it is composed of three wood radicals; if, among the five phases, fire is lacking, you can use the character "炎" meaning "flame", as it is composed of two fire radicals.
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首先是遵照八字与五行的搭配，简单的说，五行有金木水火土，如果八字中缺了某种元素，就在名字中帮忙补齐。
shǒuxiān shì zūnzhào bāzì yǔ wǔxíng de dāpèi ，jiǎndān de shuō ，wǔxíng yǒu jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ ，rúguǒ bāzì zhōng quē le mǒuzhǒng yuánsù ，jiù zài míngzi zhōng bāngmáng bǔ qí 。
First is to match it to the birth date characters and the five phases. Simply speaking, the five phases are metal, wood, water, fire and earth, if among the birth date characters a particular element is missing, this will be compensated for in the characters of the name.
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风水调整主要是针对住宅的五行缺陷，利用独特的化解方法进行综合调整，最大限度地化解住宅的先天缺陷，化不利为有利，使人们能享受到居住环境的舒适，还能使事业更为旺盛。如果小小的改变能带来这么多好处，我们又何乐而不为呢？
fēngshuǐ tiáozhěng zhǔyào shì zhēnduì zhùzhái de wood quēxiàn ，lìyòng dútè de huàjiě fāngfǎ jìnxíng zōnghé tiáozhěng ，zuì dà xiàndù de huàjiě zhùzhái de xiāntiān quēxiàn ，huà bùlì wéi yǒulì ，shǐ rénmen néng xiǎngshòu dào jūzhù huánjìng de shūshì ，hái néng shǐ shìyè gèng wéi wàngshèng 。rúguǒ xiǎoxiǎo de gǎibiàn néng dàilái zhème duō hǎochǔ ，wǒmen yòu hélè ér bùwéi ne ？
The most important things that fengshui adjusts are shortcomings in the five elements [fire, air, water, metal and earth--Ed.] in a residence. It uses unique solutions to make a comprehensive adjustment. At best, it can make up for inherent shortcomings in your residence, and change bad things into good. It allows people to enjoy the coziness of their living environment. Plus, it can make your business more prosperous. If small changes can bring you so many good things, what's the harm?
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不否认是有些风水师瞎说。正统的风水要遵偱五行相生又相克的基本原则。也就是说，你房子附近的金、木、水、火、土要尽可能地平衡。比如，最好有水流过，但水太多也不行，要用土去克水。
bù fǒurèn shì yǒuxiē fēngshuǐshī xiāshuō 。zhèngtǒng de fēngshuǐ yào zūnxún wǔxíng xiāngshēng yòu xiāngkè de jīběnyuánzé 。yějiùshìshuō ，nǐ fángzi fùjìn de jīn 、mù 、shuǐ 、huǒ 、tǔ yào jǐn kěnéng de pínghéng 。bǐrú ，zuìhǎo yǒu shuǐ liúguò ，dàn shuǐ tài duō yě bùxíng ，yào yòng tǔ qù kè shuǐ 。
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