五胡
Wǔ hú
Pinyin

Definition

五胡
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Wǔ hú
  1. Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiōng nú], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xiān bēi], Jie 羯[Jié], Di 氐[Dī], Qiang 羌[Qiāng], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wǔ hú Shí liù guó]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
èr bǎi wǔ
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 stupid person
  3. 3 a dope
èr hú
  1. 1 erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
  2. 2 alto fiddle
  3. 3 classifier: 把 bǎ
wǔ yī
  1. 1 5-1 (May 1st)
wǔ shí
  1. 1 fifty

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
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
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)