| 五 | 457A30 31.30 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄨˇ [wu3] | ||
| Adj. | The number five: 五尺之童 (AC) a young boy of five anc. feet; 五體投地 complete prostration; 五斗米 (allu.) five bushels of rice--petty salary; 五世 for five generations; also see many compp.↓; 五角大廈 Pentagon; 五旬節 Pentacost; 五日京兆 (allu.) governor of capital frequently changed--said of constant shift of office; 五里霧中 lost in impenetrable fog or mystery; used in sense of multifarious: 五方雜處 (city where) peoples from all regions congregrate; 五零四散 all dispersed; 五花繃裂 crackled; 五光十色 all kinds (of people, things); 五花八門 all kinds of skill; 五胡 five tribes of Mongol (匈奴，鮮卑，氐，羌，羯), northern barbarians, 五湖四海 all the seas and lakes everywhere; 五行 [wu3xing2]1↓; 五行 ([wu3hang2]) 八作, various small tradesmen; 五月 May; 五四運動 May Fourth Movement (1919) . | |||||
| Words | 1. 五霸 [wu3ba4], n., the five successive leaders of alliances of states in 春秋 period: 齊桓公，宋襄公，晉文公，秦穆公，楚莊王. 2. 五倍子 [wu3bei4zi3], n., galls or knobs formed on leaves by insects or bacteria, rich in tannic acid and used in medicine. 3. 五釵松 [wu3chai1song1], n., (bot.) a variety of pine, Pinus parviflora var. pentaphylla. 4. 五常 [wu3chang2], n., (1) the five cardinal human relationships, see [wu3lun2]↓; (2) the five basic virtues: 仁 kindness, 義 justice, 禮 good manners, 智 wisdom and 信 honesty. 5. 五七 [wu3qi1], n., (1) the 35th day after death of person (of fifth multiple of seven) when mass is said; (2) five to seven, like saying “five or six.” 6. 五權憲法 [wu3qUan2xian4fa3], n., the five branches of government in mod n. Chin. constitution: legislative, executive, judicial, censorate and civil service. 7. 五代 [wu3dai4], n., the “Five Dynasties” (907－960 A.D.): 後梁，後唐，後晉，後漢 and 後周 see Appendix D. 8. 五帝 [wu3di4], n., the five legendary emperors in prehistoric China 太昊，炎帝，黃帝，少昊，顓頊 see Appendix D. 9. 五短 [wu3duan3], n. & adj., person short in head, arms and legs. 10. 五毒 [wu3du2], n., the five poisonous animals in Chin. med.: the snake, the lizard, the scorpion, the toad and the centipede, used to “fight poison with poison.” 11. 五方 [wu3fang1], n., all directions: 五方人士 people from all regions. 12. 五分 [wu3fen1], adj., fifty percent: 五分明兒 early dawn. 13. 五服 [wu3fu2]1, n., the five degrees of mourning: (a) 斬衰 with cut and unhemmed hempen cloth, worn for parents and husbands for 27 months; (b) 齊衰 with cut and hemmed hempen cloth, worn for grandparents, etc. for one year; n., (c) 大功 for brothers, sisters, etc., worn for 9 months; n., (d) 小功 for uncles, aunts, etc., for 5 months; n., (e) 緦麻 for distant relatives for 3 months. 14. 五福 [wu3fu2]2, n., the five blessings, according to AC explanation: long life, wealth, good health, good relations with others, and natural death (壽，富，康寧，攸好德，考終命). 15. 五更 [wu3geng1] (sp. pr. [wu3jing1]), n., (1) the fifth watch of the night, near dawn; (2) 三老五更 (AC) venerable elders of the country, treated with special honors (更 explained as experience in various affairs). 16. 五官 [wu3guan1], n., the five sense organs: the ear, the eye, the mouth, the nose and the heart. 17. 五鼓 [wu2gu3]1, n., the fifth watch, see [wu3geng1]↑. 18. 五穀 [wu2gu3]2, n., the different grains of harvest. 19. 五虎棍 [wu2hu3gun4], n., an acrobatic fight with clubs, played by five or six persons. 20. 五加 [wu3jia1], n., a spicy plant, Acanthopanax spinosum; 五加皮 liquor soaked in bark of this plant. 21. 五金 [wu3jin1], n., the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, pewter; 五金行 dealers in metals in gen. 22. 五經 [wu3jing1], n., the Five Classics: 詩，書，易，禮，春秋 the Book of Poetry, Book of History, Book of Changes, Book of Li (social forms and ceremonies) and the Annals. 23. 五魁 [wu3kui2], n., first five top candidates in second degree examinations, also interpreted as No.2－6, excluding No.1. 24. 五勞 [wu3lao2], n., (Chin. med.) the ailments of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. 25. 五斂子 [wu3lian4zi3], n., (bot.) Averrhoa carambola, a tropical tree; its fruit made into jelly. 26. 五靈脂 [wu3ling2zhi1], n., a Chin. med. made from droppings of certain insects. 27. 五倫 [wu3lun2], n., (Confu.) the five cardinal relationships: between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, between brothers and between friends. 28. 五律 [wu3lU4], n., a prescribed verse form of eight lines of five characters each. 29. 五內 [wu3nei4], n., the viscerals: 五內俱焚 feelings extremely upset with sorrow, etc. 30. 五色 [wu3se4] (sp. pr. [wu3shai3]), the five colors: blue, yellow, red, white and black. 31. 五聲 [wu3sheng1], n., the five notes of the pentatonic scale: 宮，商，角，徵 (pr. [zhi1]) 羽 do, re, mi, sol, la. 32. 五線譜 [wu3xian4pu3], n., the musical score (with five lines). 33. 五項運動 [wu3xiang4yUn4dong4], n., pentathlon. 34. 五香 [wu3xiang1], n., a mixture of various spices. 35. 五星 [wu3xing1], n., the five planets: 金，木，水，火，土 Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn. 36. 五刑 [wu3xing2]1, n., the five anc. punishments: tattoo, cutting off nose, feet, castration and death, 墨，劓，剕，宮，大辟. 37. 五行 [wu3xing2]2, n., the Five Elements, representing five states of forces of expansion or condensation (the plus energy, or [yang2], expansion; the minus energy, or [yin1], condensation); 木 wood (Lesser Yarng) ＋; 火 fire (Greater Yarng) ＋＋; 土 earth (Equilibrium) ＋－ or 0; 金 metal (Lesser Yin) －; 水 water (Greater Yin) －－. 38. 五鬚松 [wu3xU1song1], n., see [wu3chai1song1]↑. 39. 五彩 [wu2cai3], adj., multicolored. 40. 五臟 [wu3zang4], n., the five internal organs: the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. 41. 五族 [wu3zu2], n., the Five Races: 漢，滿，蒙，回，藏 Chinese, Manchus, Mongolians, Mohammedans and Tibetans. 42. 五味 [wu3wei4], n., the five flavors: 甜，酸，苦，辣，鹹 sweet, sour, bitter, hot and salty. 43. 五味子 [wu3wei4zi3], n., (bot.) of two kinds: 北五味子 Schizandra chinensis, and 南五味子 Kadsura japonica. 44. 五言詩 [wu3yan2shi1], n., poem of five-character lines. 45. 五音 [wu3yin1], n., see [wu3sheng1]↑. 46. 五嶽 [wu3yUe4], n., the five sacred mountains: 泰山 Taihshan in Shantung, 衡山 Herngshan in Hunan, 華山 Huarshan in Shensi, 恆山 Hernshan in Hopei, 嵩山 Sungshan in Honan. 47. 五月節 [wu3yUe4jie2], n., the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, called the festival of 端陽 [duan1yang2] or 端午 [duanwu3]. | |||||