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- 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
Trad. 五倫
- the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
- 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]
- abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
- the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸
- all kinds of flavors
- 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
- five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
- facial features
- 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
- 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]
- see 五峰鄉|五峰乡[Wu3 feng1 Xiang1]
Trad. 五嶺
- 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]
Trad. 五嶽
- 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
- 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]
- 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)
- 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
- the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center
- all parts
- China and the lands beyond its frontiers
- the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
- fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
- (fig.) paltry sum of money
- (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter
Trad. 五涼
- 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)
Trad. 五穀
- 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
Trad. 五筆
- 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
Trad. 五結
- Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 五經
- 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]
- 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]
Trad. 五臟
- five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]
Trad. 五葷
- (Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
- five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
- bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame)
- (Buddhism) the five supernatural powers (abbr. for 五神通[wu3 shen2 tong1])
- metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1 yin2 tong2 tie3 xi1]
- 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
- 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]
- five spice seasoned
- incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
Trad. 紅五類
- the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs
Trad. 大五碼
- Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)
Trad. 黑五類
- the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists
- 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
Trad. 五原縣
- Wuyuan, a county in Bayannur City 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
- five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe)
- Japanese: gomoku
- gobang
- Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
Trad. 五寨縣
- Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
Trad. 五峰縣
- 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]
Trad. 五峰鄉
- Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
- Wuchang, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
- Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan
- Wuzhishan City, Hainan
Trad. 自乾五
- (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])
Trad. 五月節
- Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
Trad. 五毛黨
- fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)
Trad. 五河縣
- Wuhe, a county in Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
Trad. 五營區
- Wuying, a district of Yichun City 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
- five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
- cf four horsemen of the apocalypse
- pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]
Trad. 五結鄉
- Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 五股鄉
- Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Trad. 五臺山
- 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]
Trad. 五色鳥
- see 臺灣擬啄木鳥|台湾拟啄木鸟[Tai2 wan1 ni3 zhuo2 mu4 niao3]
- wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM)
- poria five powder
- Hoelen five powder
- five ling powder
Trad. 五華區
- Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan
Trad. 五華縣
- Wuhua, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
Trad. 五蓮縣
- Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong
Trad. 五虎將
- 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
Trad. 五角場
- Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
- (adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions)
- 15th August, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in 1945
Trad. 四捨五入
- (math.) to round up or down
- to round off
Trad. 禪門五宗
- the five schools of Chan Buddhism
Trad. 五七幹校
- May 7 cadre school (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and study ideology during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 五七幹部學校|五七干部学校[Wu3 Qi1 Gan4 bu4 Xue2 xiao4])
Trad. 五代十國
- Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
- (idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
- lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
- twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
Trad. 五勞七傷
- (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)
Trad. 五卅運動
- anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc
- 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
- a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
- 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]
Trad. 五四運動
- May Fourth Movement
- Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 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
Trad. 五大連池
- see 五大連池市|五大连池市[Wu3 da4 lian2 chi2 Shi4]
- Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
- three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend
- the earliest system of Chinese historiography
Trad. 五彩繽紛
- all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
- 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]
- lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Trad. 舊五代史
- 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
- Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement)
- Way of the Celestial Master
Trad. 五星紅旗
- five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
Trad. 三綱五常
- 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)
Trad. 五權憲法
- 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
- 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
Trad. 三不五時
- (Tw) from time to time
- frequently
Trad. 五燈會元
- Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
Trad. 五癆七傷
- variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤[wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1]
Trad. 五福臨門
- 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)
Trad. 五穀豐登
- abundant harvest of all food crops
- bumper grain harvest
Trad. 摩西五經
- the Pentateuch
- the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
Trad. 五筆字型
- five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
Trad. 五筆字形
- Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes (variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2])
Trad. 五筆編碼
- five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
- five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]
Trad. 軍情五處
- MI5 (British military counterintelligence office)
Trad. 三俠五義
- 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
- (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
Trad. 五臟六腑
- five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
Trad. 五色繽紛
- all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display