五* #word — Semantide dictionary

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]

五岭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]

五常wǔ cháng

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[wu3 lun2], the five cardinal relationships; alternative term for 五行[wu3 xing2], the five elements

五经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]

五谷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

五院wǔ yuàn

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

五一wǔ yī

5-1 (May 1st)

五七wǔ qī

memorial activity 35 days after a person's death

五世wǔ shì

the fifth (of series of numbered kings)

五五wǔ wǔ

50-50; equal (share, partnership etc)

五代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

五伦wǔ lún

the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)

五凉Wǔ Liáng

五加wǔ jiā

Acanthopanax gracilistylus

五卅wǔ sà

abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)

五华Wǔ huá

see 五華縣|五华县[Wu3 hua2 Xian4]; see 五華區|五华区[Wu3 hua2 Qu1]

五原Wǔ yuán

see 五原縣|五原县[Wu3 yuan2 Xian4]

五台Wǔ tái

see 五臺縣|五台县[Wu3 tai2 Xian4]

五味wǔ wèi

the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; all kinds of flavors

五四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

五官wǔ guān

five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial features

五寨Wǔ zhài

see 五寨縣|五寨县[Wu3 zhai4 Xian4]

五岳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

五峰Wǔ fēng

see 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3 feng1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

五帝wǔ dì

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]

五常Wǔ cháng

see 五常市[Wu3 chang2 Shi4]; the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA)

五度wǔ dù

five degrees; fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)

五形wǔ xíng

Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art

五彩wǔ cǎi

five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored

五指wǔ zhǐ

the five fingers of one's hand

五方wǔ fāng

the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center; all parts; China and the lands beyond its frontiers

五更wǔ gēng

fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)