wǔ yuè
May
fifth month (of the lunar year)
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
wǔ yán liù sè
multi-colored
every color under the sun
wǔ sì
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
Wǔ fēng
abbr. for 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3 feng1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4], Wufeng Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei
Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
wǔ zàng
five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]
Wǔ tái shān
Mt Wutai in Shanxi, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊
Wǔ yuè
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
wǔ wèi
the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸
all kinds of flavors
wǔ jīn
metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡
wǔ guān
five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
facial features
Wǔ Jīng
the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shī Jīng], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shū Jīng], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Lǐ Jì], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì Jīng], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chūn Qīu]
wǔ huā bā mén
myriad
all kinds of
all sorts of
wǔ sè
multi-colored
the rainbow
garish
wǔ cǎi
five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
multicolored
wǔ xīng
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
wǔ xiāng
five spice seasoned
incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
wǔ zǐ qí
five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe)
Japanese: gomoku
gobang
wǔ gǔ
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
wǔ zhōu
five continents
the world
Wǔ zhǐ shān
Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan
Wuzhishan City, Hainan
Wǔ cháng
Wuchang county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang
wǔ cháng
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 phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土
wǔ xíng
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
èr bǎi wǔ
idiot
stupid person
a dope
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947), namely: Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, Later Zhou 后周
wǔ huán
five rings
pentacyclic (chemistry)
sān huáng wǔ dì
three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend
the earliest system of Chinese historiography
wǔ hào
the fifth
fifth day of a month
wǔ zàng liù fǔ
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
Wǔ sì Yùn dòng
May Fourth Movement
Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
wǔ dà zhōu
five continents
the whole world
Wǔ dào kǒu
Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing
wǔ xīng hóng qí
five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
wǔ qī
memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
Wǔ huá
Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan
wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
wǔ gēng
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
wǔ wǔ
50-50
equal (share, partnership etc)
wǔ dù
five degrees
fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)
wáng lǎo wǔ
lit. fifth child of the Wangs
bachelor
Wǔ gǔ
Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Wǔ tái
Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
wǔ shì
the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
sì fēn wǔ liè
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
wǔ máo
see 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]
wǔ fāng
five directions, namely: east 東|东, south 南, west 西, north 北 and middle 中
wǔ bǐ
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
shàng xià wǔ qiān nián
popular history of China in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹余章
wǔ bǐ biān mǎ
five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
Wǔ lián
Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
sì shě wǔ rù
to round up to the nearest integer
to discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points)
wǔ yīn
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]
sān wǔ chéng qún
in groups of three or four (idiom)
zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ
highly eligible bachelor
desirable male partner
Wǔ huá qū
Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan
Wǔ dà lián chí
Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
yī wǔ yī shí
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
wǔ huā dà bǎng
to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck
to truss up
wǔ dì
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[Huang2 di4] and four of his sons Zhuan Xu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 Xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2], Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
cì wǔ jiā
manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
Wǔ jiā qú
Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
Wǔ hé
Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui
Punjab, province of Pakistan
Wáng Wǔ
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
Wǔ hǔ jiàng
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
wǔ dài shí guó
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979)
Wǔ jié
Wujie or Wuchieh township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
wǔ guǐ
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
also written 五瘟神
sān fān wǔ cì
over and over again (idiom)
Shān běn Wǔ shí liù
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
wǔ jīn diàn
hardware store
ironmonger's store
wǔ yuàn
Five yuan or courts that formed the government of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution, namely: 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
Wǔ gǔ xiāng
Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Wǔ yuán
Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
small but complete in every detail
Wǔ lián xiàn
Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong
wǔ bǐ zì xíng
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
Wǔ zhài
Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
wǔ lǐng
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]
Wǔ jié xiāng
Wujie or Wuchieh township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
Wǔ cháng shì
Wuchang county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang
Wǔ huá xiàn
Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
wǔ yīn bù quán
tone deaf
unable to sing in tune
Wǔ tái xiàn
Wutai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
Wǔ fēng xiāng
Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Wǔ hé xiàn
Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui
hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India
Wǔ Hú
five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑, Jié 羯, Dī 氐, Qiāng 羌, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
Wǔ dài shǐ
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
Wǔ tōng qiáo
Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
wǔ yùn
the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
Wǔ dà hú
Great Lakes
the five north American Great Lakes
xué fù wǔ chē
of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)
wǔ sà
abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
Wǔ yíng
Wuying district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
èr shí wǔ shǐ
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
jūn qíng wǔ chù
MI5 (British military intelligence agency)
wǔ hào diàn chí
AA battery (PRC)
Taiwan equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池
chóng wǔ
Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)
wǔ wèi jù quán
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
Wǔ jiā qú shì
Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
Wǔ dà lián chí shì
Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
wǔ líng sǎn
wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM)
poria five powder
Hoelen five powder
five ling powder
líng diǎn wǔ
zero point five, 0.5
one half
chūn qiū wǔ bà
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 楚莊王|楚庄王 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践
sān gāng wǔ cháng
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)
Wǔ zhài xiàn
Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
wǔ qī gàn xiào
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[wu3 qi1 gan4 bu4 xue2 xiao4]
wǔ fēn shú
cooked five minutes
medium (of steak)
wǔ xíng
Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art
Wǔ tōng qiáo qū
Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
wǔ yán jué jù
poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line
Wǔ yuán xiàn
Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
wǔ yǎng huà èr fán
Vanadium pentoxide V2O5
vanadic anhydride
wǔ lún
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
bā yī wǔ
15th August
refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
Xīn Wǔ dài shǐ
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
wǔ hú shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
wǔ sà yùn dòng
anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc
Wǔ fēng xiàn
abbr. for + 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn], Wufeng Tujiazu autonomous county in Hubei
Sān xiá wǔ yì
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
wǔ wēn
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
wǔ xíng
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]
wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng
May Fourth Movement
Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
wǔ dēng huì yuán
Song dynasty history of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
wǔ bù shé
Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper
also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
Wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Wufeng Tujiazu autonomous county in Hubei
Jiù Wǔ dài shǐ
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
wǔ yuè jié
Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
yāo wǔ hè liù
lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
wǔ kǒu tōng shāng
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
wǔ quán xiàn fǎ
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
wǔ rén mù bēi jì
Five tombstone inscriptions (1628), written by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥[Zhang1 Pu3]
Wǔ dǒu mǐ Dào
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement)
Way of the Celestial Master
Hēng lì wǔ shì
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
dà wǔ mǎ
Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)
rì yuè wǔ xīng
sun, moon and the five visible planets
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
Wǔ dà míng shān
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 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan
Wǔ yíng qū
Wuying district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
rén wǔ rén liù
to make a show of being decent and proper
to display phony or hypocritical behavior
wǔ zǔ quán
Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art
Mó xī wǔ jīng
the Pentateuch
the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
wǔ tàn táng
pentose (CH20)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]
wǔ sè bīn fēn
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
èr yī tiān zuò wǔ
lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)
to share fairly between two parties
to go fifty-fifty
mù mí wǔ sè
the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
Wǔ Liáng
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)
wǔ háng bā zuō
all the trades
people of all trades and professions
dì wǔ gè xiàn dài huà
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
wǔ děng jué wèi
five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]
wǔ bǐ zì xíng
Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes
variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2]
yī tuì liù èr wǔ
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[yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3]
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
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
wǔ wēn shén
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
cf four horsemen of the apocalypse
chán mén wǔ zōng
the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
wù wǔ chún
xylitol
also written 木糖醇[mu4 tang2 chun2]
Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù
four proverbial names
Tom, Dick and Harry
wǔ bèi zi shù
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
wǔ qī gàn bù xué xiào
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
liù èr wǔ shì biàn
Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
wǔ qī yī dài
generation of 1957
refers to Mao's anti-rightist purge of 1957
liù · èr wǔ zhàn zhēng
the Korean war (started June 25 1950)
hóng wǔ xīng qí
name of the flag of the People's Republic of China
Hēng lì Wǔ shì
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]
Wǔ bà
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
wǔ hūn
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
Wǔ tái Shān
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]
Wǔ hú Shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
Wǔ hú
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]
Wǔ jīng
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]
Wǔ liáng yè
Wuliangye liquor
Five Grain liquor
Liù Èr wǔ Zhàn zhēng
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
dà wǔ zhǐ tiào shǔ
great jerboa (Allactaga major)
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
small but complete in every detail
gé sǎn chà wǔ
see 隔三差五|隔三差五[ge2 san1 cha4 wu3]
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
dì wǔ zòng duì
fifth column (subversive group)
Chūn qiū Wǔ bà
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]
Mó xī Wǔ jīng
the Pentateuch
the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng
as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)
in a fog
muddled
completely unfamiliar with sth
hēi wǔ lèi
the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counter-revolutionaries, bad elements and rightists
wǔ gǔ fēng dēng
abundant harvest of all food crops
bumper grain harvest
wǔ wèi zá chén
with complex feelings (idiom)
wǔ wèi zǐ
schizandra (Schisandra chinensis)
Magnolia vine
wǔ shí jiān
adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
the pot calls the kettle black
wǔ láo qī shāng
(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)
wǔ jiā
Acanthopanax gracilistylus
Wǔ dài Shí guó
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
Wǔ dài
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
sān lìng wǔ shēn
to order again and again (idiom)
sān bù wǔ shí
(Tw) from time to time
frequently
Wǔ dà Míng shān
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
Wǔ fēng Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn
Wufeng Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei
wǔ fú lín mén
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)
wǔ duǎn shēn cái
(of a person) short in stature
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
wǔ láo qī shāng
variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤[wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1]
Wǔ dēng Huì yuán
Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
wǔ máo dǎng
fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)
Wǔ yuè jié
Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
Wǔ yuè
May
fifth month (of the lunar year)
Wǔ fēng Xiàn
abbr. for 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3 feng1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4], Wufeng Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei
sān xià wǔ chú èr
three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
efficiently
quickly and easily