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五
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五 wǔ five / 5
Results beginning with 五
五金 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
五一 wǔ yī 5-1 (May 1st)
五月 Wǔ yuè May / fifth month (of the lunar year)
五十 wǔ shí fifty
五行 wǔ xíng five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
五笔 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
五官 wǔ guān five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) / facial features
五百 wǔ bǎi five hundred
五天 wǔ tiān five days
五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored
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
五万 wǔ wàn 50 thousand
五指 wǔ zhǐ the five fingers of one's hand
五色 wǔ sè multicolored / the rainbow / garish
五号 wǔ hào the fifth / fifth day of a month
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
五洲 wǔ zhōu five continents / the world
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
五脏 wǔ zàng five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]
五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors
五更 wǔ gēng fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
五音 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]
五角 wǔ jiǎo pentagon
五世 wǔ shì the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
五五 wǔ wǔ 50-50 / equal (share, partnership etc)
五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers
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]
五七 wǔ qī memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
五帝 wǔ dì the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuan Xu 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]
五蕴 wǔ yùn the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
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]
五霸 Wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
五加 wǔ jiā Acanthopanax gracilistylus
五刑 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]
五伦 wǔ lún the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
五常 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
五度 wǔ dù five degrees / fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)
五峰 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 Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei / Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
五股 Wǔ gǔ Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
五鬼 wǔ guǐ five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence / also written 五瘟神
五河 Wǔ hé Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui / Punjab, province of Pakistan
五胡 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]
五华 Wǔ huá Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong / Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan
五环 wǔ huán five rings / pentacyclic (chemistry)
五荤 wǔ hūn (Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
五结 Wǔ jié Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan
五莲 Wǔ lián Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong
五凉 Wǔ Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 / (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 / (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 / (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 / (400-421)
五毛 wǔ máo fifty cents (0.5 RMB) / (fig.) paltry sum of money / (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter
五枚 wǔ méi Ng
五卅 wǔ sà abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
五台 Wǔ tái Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
五通 wǔ tōng bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame) / (Buddhism) the five supernatural powers (abbr. for 五神通)
五瘟 wǔ wēn five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
五辛 wǔ xīn see 五葷|五荤[wu3 hun1]
五形 wǔ xíng Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art
五星 wǔ xīng the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五营 Wǔ yíng Wuying district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
五原 Wǔ yuán Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
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
五寨 Wǔ zhài Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
五浊 wǔ zhuó the five impurities (Buddhism)
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五星级 wǔ xīng jí five-star (hotel)
五子棋 wǔ zǐ qí five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe) / Japanese: gomoku / gobang
五月份 wǔ yuè fèn May
五指山 Wǔ zhǐ shān Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan / Wuzhishan City, Hainan
五线谱 wǔ xiàn pǔ (music) staff / stave
五味子 wǔ wèi zǐ schizandra (Schisandra chinensis) / Magnolia vine
五十铃 Wǔ shí líng Isuzu
五角星 wǔ jiǎo xīng pentagram
五大洲 wǔ dà zhōu five continents / the whole world
五花肉 wǔ huā ròu pork belly / streaky pork
五虎将 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
五道口 Wǔ dào kǒu Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing
五角场 Wǔ jiǎo chǎng Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
五金店 wǔ jīn diàn hardware store / ironmonger's store
五家渠 Wǔ jiā qú Wujyachü / shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú / subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
五大湖 Wǔ dà hú Great Lakes / the five north American Great Lakes
五边形 wǔ biān xíng pentagon
五角形 wǔ jiǎo xíng pentagon
五代史 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
五步蛇 wǔ bù shé Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper / also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
五百万 wǔ bǎi wàn five million
五常市 Wǔ cháng shì Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
五打一 wǔ dǎ yī to masturbate (slang)
五斗柜 wǔ dǒu guì chest of drawers
五峰县 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 Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei
五峰乡 Wǔ fēng xiāng Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
五分熟 wǔ fēn shú medium (of steak)
五股乡 Wǔ gǔ xiāng Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
五河县 Wǔ hé xiàn Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui
五华区 Wǔ huá qū Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan
五华县 Wǔ huá xiàn Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
五加五 wǔ jiā wǔ Five plus Five
五结乡 Wǔ jié xiāng Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan
五棱镜 wǔ léng jìng pentaprism
五粮液 Wǔ liáng yè Wuliangye liquor / Five Grain liquor
五莲县 Wǔ lián xiàn Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong
五苓散 wǔ líng sǎn wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM) / poria five powder / Hoelen five powder / five ling powder
五毛党 wǔ máo dǎng fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)
五千吨 wǔ qiān dūn 5000 tons
五十肩 wǔ shí jiān adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
五台山 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]
五台市 Wǔ tái shì Wutai city in Shanxi
五台县 Wǔ tái xiàn Wutai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
五碳糖 wǔ tàn táng pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]
五通桥 Wǔ tōng qiáo Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
五瘟神 wǔ wēn shén five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence / cf four horsemen of the apocalypse
五香粉 wǔ xiāng fěn five-spice powder
五旬节 wǔ xún jié Pentecost
五音度 wǔ yīn dù fifth (musical interval)
五营区 Wǔ yíng qū Wuying district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
五原县 Wǔ yuán xiàn Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
五月节 Wǔ yuè jié Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
五寨县 Wǔ zhài xiàn Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
五祖拳 wǔ zǔ quán Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art
五花八门 wǔ huā bā mén myriad / all kinds of / all sorts of
五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè multicolored / every color under the sun
五角大楼 Wǔ jiǎo Dà lóu the Pentagon
五彩缤纷 wǔ cǎi bīn fēn all the colors in profusion (idiom) / a garish display
五湖四海 wǔ hú sì hǎi all parts of the country
五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè bright and multicolored / of rich variety / (fig.) dazzling / glitzy
五笔字型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983
五年计划 wǔ nián jì huà Five-Year Plan
五四运动 Wǔ sì Yùn dòng May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
五花大绑 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
五谷丰登 wǔ gǔ fēng dēng abundant harvest of all food crops / bumper grain harvest
五短身材 wǔ duǎn shēn cái (of a person) short in stature
五鬼闹判 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
五行八作 wǔ háng bā zuō all the trades / people of all trades and professions
五劳七伤 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)
五色缤纷 wǔ sè bīn fēn all the colors in profusion (idiom) / a garish display
五体投地 wǔ tǐ tóu dì to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom) / to adulate sb
五味俱全 wǔ wèi jù quán a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom) / every flavor under the sun
五味俱全 wǔ wèi jū quán a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom) / every flavor under the sun
五星红旗 wǔ xīng hóng qí five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
五脏六腑 wǔ zàng liù fǔ five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
五个支柱  five pillars
五十亿日  Day of the Five Billion
五五一一  Five-Five Sin-Sin
五倍子树 wǔ bèi zi shù Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
五笔编码 wǔ bǐ biān mǎ five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
五笔字形 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]
五彩宾纷 wǔ cǎi bīn fēn colorful
五代十国 Wǔ dài Shí guó Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
五大连池 Wǔ dà lián chí Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
五大名山 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
五大三粗 wǔ dà sān cū burly / strapping / big and strong
Approximate Results for 五
十五 shí wǔ fifteen / 15
第五 dì wǔ fifth
周五 Zhōu wǔ Friday
三五 sān wǔ several / three or five
王五 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
重五 chóng wǔ Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)
端五 Duān wǔ variant of 端午[Duan1 wu3]
黑五 Hēi wǔ Black Friday
强五 qiǎng wǔ Attack-5 Fantan / A-5 Fantan;
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星期五 Xīng qī wǔ Friday
二十五 èr shí wǔ twenty five
十五年 shí wǔ nián fifteen years
第十五 dì shí wǔ fifteenth
第五代 dì wǔ dài fifth generation
十五大 shí wǔ dà 1 5th Party Congress (of Chinese Communist Party)
六十五 liù shí wǔ sixty-five
二百五 èr bǎi wǔ idiot / stupid person / a dope
第五十 dì wǔ shí fiftieth
刺五加 cì wǔ jiā manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
礼拜五 Lǐ bài wǔ Friday
黑五类 hēi wǔ lèi the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists
八加五 bā jiā wǔ G8+5
八一五 bā yī wǔ 15th August / refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
本周五 běn zhōu wǔ this Friday
毕宿五 bì xiù wǔ Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri
大五码 dà wǔ mǎ Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)
第五类 dì wǔ lèi category 5 / CAT 5 (cable)
红五类 hóng wǔ lèi the “five red categories&rdquo / (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs
零点五 líng diǎn wǔ zero point five, 0.5 / one half
七点五 qī diǎn wǔ 7.5
十五亿 shí wǔ yì one and a half billion
王老五 wáng lǎo wǔ lit. fifth child of the Wangs / bachelor
戊五醇 wù wǔ chún xylitol / also written 木糖醇[mu4 tang2 chun2]
自干五 zì gān wǔ (neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛[wu3 mao2], is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自帶乾糧的五毛|自带干粮的五毛[zi4 dai4 gan1 liang2 de5 wu3 mao2])
四分五裂 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
一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí lit. count by fives and tens (idiom) / to narrate systematically and in full detail
三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún in groups of three or four (idiom)
四舍五入 sì shě wǔ rù (math.) to round up or down / to round off
隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ every few days (idiom)
三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom)
三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn to order again and again (idiom)
二十五史 èr shí wǔ shǐ twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
吆五喝六 yāo wǔ hè liù lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice / a hubbub of gambling
新五代史 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
旧五代史 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
第五纵队 dì wǔ zòng duì fifth column (subversive group)
三纲五常 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)
三皇五帝 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
学富五车 xué fù wǔ chē of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)
叁五计划  3 by 5 Initiative / Treat 3 Million by 2005 Initiative
西方五国  Western Five
第五支柱  5th Pillar
禅门五宗 chán mén wǔ zōng the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
春秋五霸 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]
村上信五 cūn shàng xìn wǔ Shingo
第五航权 dì wǔ háng quán fifth freedom traffic rights / fifth freedom rights
隔三岔五 gé sǎn chà wǔ see 隔三差五|隔三差五[ge2 san1 cha4 wu3]
亨利五世 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]
红五星旗 hóng wǔ xīng qí name of the flag of the People's Republic of China
军情五处 jūn qíng wǔ chù MI5 (British military counterintelligence office)
六十五岁 liù shí wǔ suì sixty-five years old
路易五世 lù yì wǔ shì Louis
摩西五经 Mó xī Wǔ jīng the Pentateuch / the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
目迷五色 mù mí wǔ sè the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom) / a dazzling riot of colors
人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù to make a show of being decent and proper / to display phony or hypocritical behavior
日月五星 rì yuè wǔ xīng sun, moon and the five visible planets
三不五时 sān bù wǔ shí (Tw) from time to time / frequently
三千五百 sān qiān wǔ bǎi 3 500
三十五亿 sān shí wǔ yì 3.5 billion
三侠五义 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
上海五国 shàng hǎi wǔ guó Shanghai Five
四五运动 sì wǔ yùn dòng Tiananmen
现代五项 xiàn dài wǔ xiàng modern pentathlon
一万五千 yī wàn wǔ qiān 15000
正五边形 zhèng wǔ biān xíng regular pentagon
黑色星期五 hēi sè xīng qī wǔ Black Friday
二一添作五 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
三下五除二 sān xià wǔ chú èr three, set five remove two (abacus rule) / efficiently / quickly and easily
一退六二五 yī tuì liù èr wǔ see 一推六二五[yi1 tui1 liu4 er4 wu3]
第五条行动  article V operation / article V commitment
第五委员会  Fifth Committee / Administrative and Budgetary Committee
百分之五十 bǎi fēn zhī wǔ shí fifty percent
大五趾跳鼠 dà wǔ zhǐ tiào shǔ great jerboa (Allactaga major)
第五条承诺 dì wǔ tiáo chéng nuò article V operation / article V commitment
第五议定书 dì wǔ yì dìng shū Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War / Protocol V
过了五分钟 guò le wǔ fēn zhōng five minutes passed
哈拉尔五世 Hā lā ěr Wǔ shì Harald V of Norway
拉斯洛五世 lā sī luò wǔ shì Ladislas
六二五事变 liù èr wǔ shì biàn Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
六二五战争 Liù Er4 wǔ Zhàn zhēng the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
山本五十六 Shān běn Wǔ shí liù YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
上下五千年 shàng xià wǔ qiān nián Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[Cao2 Yu2 zhang1]
一百五十亿 yī bǎi wǔ shí yì 15 billion
一推六二五 yī tuī liù èr wǔ 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule) / (fig.) to deny responsibility / to pass the buck
正五聚蛋白 zhèng wǔ jù dàn bái pentraxins
钻石王老五 zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ highly eligible bachelor / desirable male partner
六·二五战争  the Korean war (started June 25 1950)
过五关斩六将 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)
伸手不见五指 shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ pitch-dark (idiom)
非第五条行动  non-article V operation
第五方面方桉  Fifth Dimension Program
十五国委员会  Commission of Fifteen
巴黎第五大学 bā lí dì wǔ dà xué University
大洋拟五棘鲷 dài yáng nǐ wǔ jí diāo southern boarfish / pelagic armourhead
第五个现代化 dì wǔ gè xiàn dài huà fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[si4 ge5 xian4 dai4 hua4]
各打五十大板 gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom) / fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike / to put the blame on both parties
六・二五战争 liù · èr wǔ zhàn zhēng the Korean war (started June 25 1950)
企业广场五期 qǐ yè guǎng chǎng wǔ qī Enterprise
如堕五里雾中 rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng as if lost in a thick fog (idiom) / in a fog / muddled / completely unfamiliar with sth
三千到五千万 sān qiān dào wǔ qiān wàn 30 to 50 million
为五斗米折腰 wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo (allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
一百五十多年 yī bǎi wǔ shí duō nián more than 150 years
一千零五十亿 yī qiān líng wǔ shí yì 105 billion
第五次评估报告  Fifth Assessment Report
千年五周年峰会  High-level Plenary Meeting of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly / millennium review summit / Millennium +5 Summit
北京会议五周年  twenty-third special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly to appraise and assess the progress achieved in the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and the Beijing Declara
第五阶段－撤离  Phase Five - Evacuation
北京市第五中学 běi jīng shì dì wǔ zhōng xué Beijing
和平共处五项原则 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
西方五国联络小组  Contact Group of the Western Five
北京会议十五周年  15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action / Beijing + 15
奴隶问题五人小组  Group of Five on Slavery
后第五阶段工作组  post-phase V working group
里约会议五周年论坛  Rio +5 Forum
扎伊尔五点和平计划  Five-Point Peace Plan on Zaire
大会第五届特别会议  fifth special session of the General Assembly
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 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
四体不勤，五谷不分 sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom) / living as a parasite
大会第十五届特别会议  fifteenth special session of the General Assembly / third special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament
对难民妇女的五项承诺  Five Commitments to Refugee Women
国际统计五年综合方桉  Integrated Five-Year Programme of International Statistics
躲过初一，躲不过十五 duǒ guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ see 躲得過初一，躲不過十五|躲得过初一，躲不过十五[duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3]
中美洲五国总统联合声明  Joint Declaration of the Central American Presidents / San José Declaration
大会第二十五届特别会议  twenty-fifth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly for an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)
十五国部长级后续委员会  Ministerial Follow-up Committee of Fifteen
大会第五届紧急特别会议  fifth emergency special session of the General Assembly
躲得过初一，躲不过十五 duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom) / fig. you can't put it off forever / sooner or later you'll have to deal with it
联合国五十周年纪念宣言 lián hé guó wǔ shí zhōu nián jì niàn xuān yán Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations
毛里求斯战略五年期审评 máo lǐ qiú sī zhàn lu:è wǔ nián qī shěn píng Five-Year Review of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for Sustainable Development of SIDS / Mauritius Strategy +5 Review
张三，李四，王五，赵六 Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù four proverbial names / Tom, Dick and Harry
十五国小组商业论坛和展览  Group of Fifteen Business Forum and Exhibition
适合儿童生存的世界五周年  A World Fit for Children Plus Five
联合国二十五周年纪念宣言  Declaration on the Occasion of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations
维也纳宣言和行动纲领五周年  five-year anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
庆祝世界人权宣言二十五周年  Observance of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
非统组织难民问题十五国委员会  OAU Commission of Fifteen on Refugees
庆祝巴基斯坦独立五十周年宣言  Declaration on the Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Independence of Pakistan
武器转让和不扩散问题五国会议  Meeting of the five on arms transfers and non-proliferation
降低五岁以下幼儿死亡率储备金  Under-Five Mortality Reduction Reserve / U5MR Reserve
第五次国际成人教育会议中期审查  Mid-term Review of the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education
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