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
lu:3 xíng
  1. 1 to travel
  2. 2 journey
  3. 3 trip
  4. 4 CL:趟[tàng],次[cì],個|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
行
háng
  1. 1 row
  2. 2 line
  3. 3 commercial firm
  4. 4 line of business
  5. 5 profession
  6. 6 to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
  7. 7 (in data tables) row
  8. 8 (Tw) column
行动
xíng dòng
  1. 1 operation
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to move about
  5. 5 mobile
进行
jìn xíng
  1. 1 to advance
  2. 2 to conduct
  3. 3 underway
  4. 4 in progress
  5. 5 to do
  6. 6 to carry out
  7. 7 to carry on
  8. 8 to execute
银行
yín háng
  1. 1 bank
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
一行
yī xíng
  1. 1 party
  2. 2 delegation
上行
shàng xíng
  1. 1 (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)
  2. 2 (of river boats) to go against the current
  3. 3 to submit (a document) to higher authorities
下行
xià xíng
  1. 1 (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)
  2. 2 (of river boats) to travel downstream
  3. 3 to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels
  4. 4 (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
中行
Zhōng háng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhōng guó Yín háng]
二百五
èr bǎi wǔ
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 stupid person
  3. 3 a dope
五一
wǔ yī
  1. 1 5-1 (May 1st)
五十
wǔ shí
  1. 1 fifty
五官
wǔ guān
  1. 1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
  2. 2 facial features
五彩
wǔ cǎi
  1. 1 five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
  2. 2 multicolored
五星
wǔ xīng
  1. 1 the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
  1. 1 five-star (hotel)

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)
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
  1. 1 all walks of life (idiom)
  2. 2 every trade
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 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)
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)
五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)

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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