五行

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Chinese

five
to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
simp. and trad.
(五行) 		五 行
alternative forms 五形 Teochew "appearance"
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Pronunciation

Noun

五行

  1. wuxing (the five elements of traditional Chinese cosmology)
    Synonym: 五材 (wǔcái)
    五行相剋／五行相克  ―  wǔxíng xiāngkè  ―  to be ill-matched according to Wu Xing
  2. (Teochew) looks; appearance (of a person)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: wuxing
  • → Thai: โหงวเฮ้ง (via Teochew)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
五 行
ご
Grade: 1 		ぎょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
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Noun

五(ご)行(ぎょう) • (gogyō) 

  1. Go Gyo: Foundational technology of Japanese Kampo medicine
  2. wuxing; five element

Korean

Hanja in this term
五行

Noun

五行 • (ohaeng) (hangeul 오행)

  1. hanja form? of 오행 (“wuxing”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
五行

Noun

五行

  1. chữ Hán form of ngũ hành (“wuxing”).
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